Keeping the records straight: The literary afterlife of three Boer generals
The intention of this article is to highlight some overlooked or lesser-known facets of the remarkable biographies of three Boer generals (Cronjé, Viljoen and De Wet). They achieved fame, particularly in the English-language media and publishing circles, immediately after the Second Anglo-Boer War....
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Afrikaans |
| Published: |
AOSIS
2014-10-01
|
| Series: | Literator |
| _version_ | 1830487137684815872 |
|---|---|
| author | Stephen R. Gray |
| author_facet | Stephen R. Gray |
| author_sort | Stephen R. Gray |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | The intention of this article is to highlight some overlooked or lesser-known facets of the remarkable biographies of three Boer generals (Cronjé, Viljoen and De Wet). They achieved fame, particularly in the English-language media and publishing circles, immediately after the Second Anglo-Boer War. Whilst their reputations in the written literature are unassailable and of recurring interest, perhaps some over-mythologising has been responsible for occasional distortions which render their superb life stories less satisfying. The surprising and unexpected aftermath of such details in the subsequent records is also noted. |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-21T18:56:15Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-b46909d5219c4eb4acb7dd4941c230bf |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 0258-5200 2219-8237 |
| language | Afrikaans |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-21T18:56:15Z |
| publishDate | 2014-10-01 |
| publisher | AOSIS |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Literator |
| spelling | doaj.art-b46909d5219c4eb4acb7dd4941c230bf2022-12-21T18:53:37ZafrAOSISLiterator0258-52002219-82372014-10-0110.4102/ lit.v35i1.1047Keeping the records straight: The literary afterlife of three Boer generalsStephen R. Gray0Department of English, University of Johannesburg, South Africa The intention of this article is to highlight some overlooked or lesser-known facets of the remarkable biographies of three Boer generals (Cronjé, Viljoen and De Wet). They achieved fame, particularly in the English-language media and publishing circles, immediately after the Second Anglo-Boer War. Whilst their reputations in the written literature are unassailable and of recurring interest, perhaps some over-mythologising has been responsible for occasional distortions which render their superb life stories less satisfying. The surprising and unexpected aftermath of such details in the subsequent records is also noted. |
| spellingShingle | Stephen R. Gray Keeping the records straight: The literary afterlife of three Boer generals Literator |
| title | Keeping the records straight: The literary afterlife of three Boer generals |
| title_full | Keeping the records straight: The literary afterlife of three Boer generals |
| title_fullStr | Keeping the records straight: The literary afterlife of three Boer generals |
| title_full_unstemmed | Keeping the records straight: The literary afterlife of three Boer generals |
| title_short | Keeping the records straight: The literary afterlife of three Boer generals |
| title_sort | keeping the records straight the literary afterlife of three boer generals |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT stephenrgray keepingtherecordsstraighttheliteraryafterlifeofthreeboergenerals |