‘Treppie does not like guests’: <i>Xenia</i> in Marlene van Niekerk’s <i>Triomf</i>
This article investigates aspects of xenia or guest relationships – which forms a central aspect of Homer’s Odyssey – in Marlene van Niekerk’s novel Triomf. Hospitality and the lack thereof form the basis of several scenes in the novel. Examples include the visit of the agents canvassing for the Nat...
Main Author: | Marius Crous |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | Afrikaans |
Published: |
AOSIS
2016-07-01
|
Series: | Literator |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://literator.org.za/index.php/literator/article/view/1250 |
Similar Items
-
Gesant van die mispels en In die stille agterkamer (Marlene van Niekerk)
by: Henning Pieterse
Published: (2018-08-01) -
Om te skryf oor die onbeskryflike: Verlies en mistieke verlange in <i>Die sneeuslaper</i> van Marlene van Niekerk
by: Chris van der Merwe
Published: (2012-11-01) -
Marlene van Niekerk se Agaat as inheemse Big House-roman
by: Andries Wessels
Published: (2018-07-01) -
“Why were we crucified into car mechanics?”: Masculine identity in Marlene van Niekerk’s Agaat
by: Antoinette Pretorius
Published: (2017-03-01) -
Also sprach Treppie: Taal en verhaal as muurpapier in Marlene van Niekerk se <i>Triomf</i> (of 'It’s all in the mind')
by: W. Burger
Published: (2000-04-01)