Interpretation and the /Xam narratives.

摘要: There has, in the last quarter of a century, been an increased interest /Xam narratives that form major part nineteenth century archive materials collected by Lucy Lloyd and Wilhelm Bleek Cape Town from informants. This has resulted proliferation writing about collection its contents. The critical examination some this body forms project thesis. other aim thesis is to provide close reading certain texts themselves. based on view first these projects only attempted cursory indirect fashion second, namely of/Xam texts, not yet undertaken scale parallels range complexity or which exhausts interpretative possibilities they offer. aims fill gaps literature without claiming comprehensive definitive study possible so wide rich field. Postmodern postcolonial theory emphasised discursive ideological nature language both hermeneutics literature. In my consideration produced relation them, I attempt consistently foreground historicity textuality own practice practices with am working. regard question, especially, two assumptions narratives: are primarily aetiological their chief character, /Kaggen, Mantis, trickster.