The Myth of Adamastor: the Ambivalent Metaphor of Otherness in South African Literature
The myth of Adamastor as represented in Luis de Camoens’s epic poem The Lusiads has been frequently used as a metaphor for the unknown and dangerous other in South African literature. While analysing how this monstrous figure was used by the white colonial subject to represent Africa and Africans th...
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| Format: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Commonwealth Essays and Studies
2022
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| Accès en ligne: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |