In die gees van die Dionisiese: Marlene van Niekerk se aanhangersbrief aan Freddy Mercury

Drawing on Nietzsche’s dichotomy between the Apollonian and Dionysian principles pertaining to classic tragedy, in this article, I consider the poem “Fan mail Freddy Mercury” by Marlene van Niekerk, from Kaar (2013) from that perspective. The poem deals with the rock musician Freddy Mercury and from...

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Main Author: Marius Crous
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: Tydskrif vir Letterkunde Association 2022-09-01
Series:Tydskrif vir Letterkunde
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Online Access:https://letterkunde.africa/article/view/13422