Open AccessWho killed Kesentseng? Cultural knowledge and narratological analysis in the interpretation of the Setswana short story 'Ga le a ka la tswa' ('Doomed to die before dawn') by B.D. Magoleng
Author(s) -
M.M. Letsie,
Heilna Du Plooy
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
literator
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2219-8237
pISSN - 0258-2279
DOI - 10.4102/lit.v26i1.221
Subject(s) - narrative , interpretation (philosophy) , argument (complex analysis) , dimension (graph theory) , literature , history , epistemology , philosophy , linguistics , art , biochemistry , chemistry , mathematics , pure mathematics
In this article the argument is put forward that although the criterial force in narrative texts is the fact that these texts are intrinsically narrative, there is a range of extra-narrative components which should also be taken into consideration in processes of interpretation. The article explores the cultural dimension of a short story in Setswana and illustrates how cultural knowledge is essential to reach a more comprehensive understanding of the text