Intellectualisation of isiXhosa literature: the case of Jeff Opland.

The origins of the intellectualisation of written isiXhosa literature are often attributed to the missionaries John Ross and John Bennie. They set up a printing press in the Tyhume Valley which later became known as Lovedale Press. They introduced written isiXhosa in 1823 and for this they are ackno...

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Publicado en:Tydskrif vir Letterkunde Vol. 54; no. 2; pp. 5 - 26
Autor principal: Kaschula, Russell H.
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Publicado: Tydskrif vir Letterkunde 2017
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