Title: Antjie Krog, Stephen Watson and the metaphysics of presence
Abstract:Abstract In this paper I explore some of the questions that follow from Stephen Watson's assertions that Antjie Krog's the stars say 'tsau' exhibits elements of plagiarism. In particular, I examine di...Abstract In this paper I explore some of the questions that follow from Stephen Watson's assertions that Antjie Krog's the stars say 'tsau' exhibits elements of plagiarism. In particular, I examine different conceptions of originality that can be identified in Watson and Krog's statements concerning the reworking of the /Xam materials into poetry. I investigate the degree to which both Krog and Watson's writing on the /Xam displays an underlying assumption about origins and authenticity that accords with the "metaphysics of presence", delineated and analysed by Jacques Derrida in Of Grammatology (1976).Read More
Publication Year: 2007
Publication Date: 2007-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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