- Title
- Intellectualisation of isiXhosa literature: the case of Jeff Opland
- Creator
- Kaschula, Russell H
- Date Issued
- 2017
- Date
- 2017
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/67030
- Identifier
- vital:29022
- Identifier
- https://doi.org/10.17159/2309-9070/tvl.v.54i2.413
- Description
- publisher version
- Description
- The origins of the intellectualisation of written isiXhosa literature are often attributed to the missionaries John Ross and John Bennie. They set up a printing press in the Tyhume Valley which later became known as Lovedale Press. They introduced written isiXhosa in 1823 and for this they are acknowledged as the first to write and publish in isiXhosa. This article attempts to trace this intellectualisation process of isiXhosa literature, concentrating on a critique and assessment of the life-long work of Professor Jeff Opland, who has contributed enormously to the present understanding of both oral and written isiXhosa literature. It is argued in this article that his corpus of books and academic articles require some contextualisation within the broader debate of the continued intellectualisation of isiXhosa language and literature. Reference is also made to the Opland isiXhosa literature archive and its contribution to the further intellectualisation of isiXhosa literature. It is suggested in this article that Opland is one of the greatest contributors to academic debates concerning isiXhosa literature and history. Izibongo or oral poems written by, and about Jeff Opland are analysed to further enhance the context of his contribution.
- Format
- 21 pages
- Format
- Publisher
- Tydskrif vir Letterkunde
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Tydskrif vir Letterkunde
- Relation
- Kaschula, R.H. (2017) Intellectualisation of isiXhosa literature: the case of Jeff Opland. Tydskrif vir Letterkunde, 54 (2). https://doi.org/10.17159/2309-9070/tvl.v.54i2.413
- Relation
- Tydskrif vir Letterkunde volume 54 number 2 5 25 2017 2309-9070
- Rights
- Kaschula, Russell H
- Rights
- Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Tydskrif vir letterkunde Open Access Policy Statement (https://journals.assaf.org.za/tvl/about)
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RU School of Languages and Literatures
RU DST/NRF SARChI for Intellectualisation of African Languages, Multilingualism and Education
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