Eben Venter as gewete van die vleiseters
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20156470 |
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| Authors | Marius Crous (0000-0003-0753-7700, Nelson Mandela University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 69-79 |
| Publication date | 2012-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Literary Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0256-4718 • E-ISSN: 1753-5387 |
| Publisher | Unisa Press (PUBLISHER • ZA) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02564718.2012.644468 |
| OpenAlex | W1965233117 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
This article explores the representation of meat in three novels by Eben Venter, namely Foxtrot van die vleiseters (1993) (published in translation as Foxtrot of the Meat-Eaters), Ek stamel ek sterwe (2005) (published in translation as My Beautiful Death), and Horrelpoot (2006) (published in translation as Trencherman). Theauthor uses the metaphor of meat and meat consumption to comment on the greed and oppression associated with the white farm owner and patriarch, as well as on other related issues such as gender, the body and sexuality. Finally the article explores the use of vegetarianism as a counter-discourse by the author to undermine the prevalent meat-loving culture associated with the farm-novel tradition in Afrikaans. In all three novels there is an opposition between life on the farm and life in the big city, predominantly life in large Australian cities after the main characters have emigrated to Australia
Human sexuality · Metaphor · Oppression · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Theology · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies · Gender Studies · Law · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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