Ingrid jonker 19 september 1933 19 july 1965, was a south african poet. Poet under apartheid ohio short histories of africa viljoen, louise on. Oct, 2007 marilize believes that you are ingrid jonkers daughter ingrids daughters name is simone, and some people have told her that she may also be ingrids daughter. A look back at south africa under apartheid, twentyfive. Ingrid jonker 1st edition 9780821420485, 9780821444603. The importance of the preoccupation with ones identity becomes clear if one looks at how often this topic is treated in poetry around the world. I first became interested in south african poet ingrid jonker last year. Looking back on her legacy, one may wonder why this. Viljoen tells the story of ingrid jonker in the political and cultural context of her time, provides sensitive insights into her poetry, and considers. Jonker has reached iconic status in south africa and is often compared with sylvia plath and marilyn monroe, owing to the tragic course of her turbulent life early life. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Nelson mandela read her poem the dead child of nyanga and addresses her as one of the finest poets of south africa. Louise viljoen this biography illuminates the brief and dramatic life of ingrid jonker, who created a literary oeuvre as searing as it is brief before taking her own life at the age of thirtyone. Poet under apartheid by louise viljoen in her newest book, postmodern theorist and literary critic louise viljoen captures the.
Such is the fascination with ingrid jonker that andre brink has spoken of an industry that has sprung up around her death. All the translated versions of her poems are quoted from ingrid jonker, black butterflies. Poet under apartheid ohio short histories of africa. Jonker has reached iconic status in south africa and is often called the south african sylvia plath, owing to the intensity of her work and the tragic course of her turbulent life. A close reading and comparison of selected poems by ingrid. Identify evidence in the child is not dead that reveals the. Performed by niki romijn vocals, piano and erik robaard bass skip navigation sign in. Begin summer by ingrid jonker famous poems, famous poets. The twoway gordimer found her central theme exploring the human effects of racial injustice, but her work continued long after south. Jan rabie, an afrikaans author, would read two of ingrids poems. Ingrid jonker drowned at the age of 31, she is mentioned amongst writers and poets such as sylvia plath, anne sexton, virginia woolf and marina tsvetaeva. The child raises his fists against his father in the march of the generations. Sylvia plath, marina tsvetaeva, antonia pozzi, and countless others, each a unique and towering talent in her own way. Read the poem that was read by president nelson mandela during the.
Although one must be wary of using fictional constructs such as poems as evidence of what happened in ingrid s life, these poems may very well indicate her state of. In her newest book, postmodern theorist and literary critic louise viljoen captures the embattled times and spaces of cultural bigotry, misogyny, racial violence, political turmoil, and national isolation that contradictorily taunted and spurred poet ingrid jonkers 193365 lyrical genius, stormy personal life, and fascinating literary networks. Born in africa but womens poetry of postapartheid south. Ingrid jonker south african poet the child is not dead. Today, 51 years ago, ingrid jonker, sa poet, committed. The child is not dead the child raises his fists against his mother who screams africa screams the smell of freedom and heather in the locations of the heart under siege.
In apartheid torn south africa, poet ingrid jonker carice van houten struggles tragically in search of love and a sense of home. Save up to 80% by choosing the etextbook option for isbn. I searched for my own heart and long after i had lost my way in the days trailing past with their foliage in the aloof sky blue with distance i thought id find my heart where id kept your eyes two brown butterflies and i saw the swallows swoop and shadows starlings, your face is the face of all the others before you and after you, and bitterbessie dagbreek. Another reasons, very simply, is that i appreciate and enjoy both poets poems. The only other strong female poets active in the afrikaans literary tradition by the time ingrid jonker made her debut were elisabe th eybe rs, olga. Ingrid jonker saha sunday times heritage project memorials. It was under then information minister connie mulder in the 1970s that south africas propaganda efforts picked up. Poet under apartheid, ingrid jonker, louise viljoen, ohio university press. Ingrid jonker poet under apartheid by louise viljoen. Poet under apartheid ohio short histories of africa book online at best prices in india on.
Viljoens great accomplishment is that her book is indeed a scholarly guide, one that respects the. This book contains new insights into the poets life, and includes love letters some unsent and an as yet unpublished account of the night of jonkers death by her friend, bonnie davidtsz. Jul 24, 20 written by south african poet ingrid jonker. Poet under apartheid by louise viljoen request pdf.
Ingrid jonker was born on a farm near kimberley in south afrika on 19th september 1933. Under apartheid, the rights of the black majority inhabitants in south africa, the african continents most cosmopolitan and industrialized nation at the time, were curtailed and whiteminority. Grave robber saha sunday times heritage project memorials. Her parents seperated before her birth and she and her mother and sister lived with grandparents who moved to another farm near cape town.
Described as a sensitive child with a keen selfawareness and gifted beyond her years, ingrid jonker started writing at a very young age. Ingrid jonker was born on 19 september 1933 on a farm near douglas in the northern cape where her mother beatrice was staying with her parents, fanie and annie cilliers. But more than this, it is a major contribution to our. Plath was born in the united states, boston, massachusetts on the 27th of october 1932 gill, 2008. Although jonker and plath were contemporaries, it does not appear that either one of them was aware of the others existence or work during their writing careers. The advanced ideas inherent in ingrid jonkers poems have made her a recognized literary figure internationally, with her poems being studied, translated and published in many languages including english, german, french, dutch, polish. Jonker wrote against a background of escalating apartheid laws, violent repression of black political activists, and the banning of the african national congress and the pan africanist congress. Jan 20, 2011 black butterflies is the working title of a new film about the life of south african poet ingrid jonker. Ingrid jonker a poets life petrovna metelerkamp the first comprehensive biographical publication on the life of this young south african poet ingrid jonker who became an icon and a legend. Jonker, ingrid 19331965afrikaaner poet whose death was regarded by many as a protest against apartheid. Confronted by apartheid and a father who was minister of censorship. Poet under apartheid by louise viljoen, black butterflies by ingrid jonker, ro. Ivandra santos has 5 books on goodreads, and recently added ingrid jonker.
Poet under apartheid ohio short histories of africa series by louise viljoen. Apartheid era in general, and particularly in its literature and poetry. Though jonker was already a significant figure in south. Marilize is writing a book on ingrid jonker, which she will submit to rooi rose at the end of the year. Mar 31, 2011 there is hardly a likable or interesting character in this wandering historical drama about the poet ingrid jonker carice van houten. Ingrid was a member of the antiestablishment group of writers continue reading poet muses. Ingrid jonker 19 september 1933 19 july 1965 order of ikhamanga, was a south african poet. Poet under apartheid ohio short histories of africa at.
Poetry can tell us a great deal about the personal and political feelings of people in the past. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. While she wrote in afrikaans, her poems have been widely translated into other languages. It deals primarily with the mentally troubled writer and her precarious relationships with men, including her father rutger hauer who is a member of the apartheid regime she strongly opposes. Despite the postapartheid governments stated plan to redistribute onethird of the countrys land from whites. Mar 01, 20 i first became interested in south african poet ingrid jonker last year. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading ingrid jonker. There can never be a definitive biography, merely a version, an attempt, an essay which in time reveals how completely all such attempts. Oct 31, 2016 identify evidence in the child is not dead that reveals the source of ingrid jonkers inspiration for the poem. A look back at south africa under apartheid, twentyfive years after its repeal. With carice van houten, liam cunningham, rutger hauer, graham clarke. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Jonkers biographer is petrovna metelerkamp, who published ingrid jonker beeld van n digterslewe ingrid jonker image of a poets life in 2003.
The child lifts his fists against his mother who shouts afrika. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Poet under apartheid ohio short histories of africa ebook. Not only have i always been generally interested in the great women poets of the world, but in particular i cherish a perverse fascination with those who committed suicide. Ingrid jonker poet under apartheid 1st edition by louise viljoen and publisher ohio university press. Though jonker was already a significant figure in south african literary circles, mandelas reference contributed to a revival of interest in jonker and her work that ingrid jonker. Beatrice had left her husband abraham jonker when he accused her of carrying a child that was not his. During the 1950s and 60s, which saw the increasingly draconian enforcement of apartheid laws and escalating violence between government security forces and umkhonto we sizwe, the paramilitary wing of the african national. Although she wrote in afrikaans, her poems have been widely translated into other languages. Yet this issue is not the preserve of postapartheid south africa alone. At the same time, the poet in me wanted to know how i could write poetry from this. For nonsouth africans and probably most south africans too, ingrid jonker is best, perhaps only, known because of her poem the child.
During apartheid, vigilantism came to be viewed as the natural expression of the marginalized against the state. Poet under apartheid ohio short histories of africa kindle edition by viljoen, louise. Black butterflies is an englishlanguage dutch drama film about the life of southafrican poet ingrid jonker. On 19 july 1965, ingrid jonker, a south african poet, committed suicide by walking into the sea. My reading also concentrates on the poetry of ingrid jonker whose poetic struggle with. Until the death of their mother, anna and ingrids contact. Writing ingrid jonker in using the materials available to reconstruct ingrid jonkers life and interpret her work, we must remember. South africa has a history, even during apartheid, of political literary engagement a fact that proved crucial for later resistance by writers and. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. The writers had no right to make such arrangements, dr. Begin summer and the sea a crackedopen quince the sky like a childs balloon far above the water under the umbrellas like stripy sugarsticks ants of people.
Viljoen tells the story of ingrid jonker in the political and cultural context of her time, provides sensitive insights into her poetry, and considers the reasons for the enduring fascination with her life and death. Art and the end of apartheid university of minnesota press. Art and the end of apartheid is at once an accomplished account of the world of progressive art practice in the last decades of white rule, a subtle exploration of the struggle for a nonracial aesthetic, and a compelling chapter in the unfinished history of black modernism in south africa. Explain how the poem was inspired by actual events in south africa during apartheid. While she wrote in afrikaans, her poems have been widely translated into other languages during the 1950s and 60s, which saw the increasingly draconian enforcement of apartheid laws and escalating violence between government security forces and umkhonto we sizwe, the paramilitary wing of the african national.
Browse ebooks from the ohio short histories of africa series to read online or download in epub or pdf format. Poet under apartheid ohio short histories of africa louise viljoen on. Born on september 19, 1933, in douglas cape province, south africa. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Viljoen tells the story of ingrid jonker in the political and cultural context of her time, provides sensitive insights into her poetry, and considers the reasons for the enduring fascination. The first historical novel by the nobel prizewinning author of kristin lavransdattera penguin classicmore than a decade before writing kristin lavransdatter, the trilogy about fourteenthcentury norway that won her the nobel prize, sigrid undset published gunnars daughter, a brief, swiftly moving. It has enabled acts of extreme violence, but it also allows people to voice their. The final reason for my desire to consider ingrid jonker s and sylvia plaths work together is. Though jonker was already a significant figure in south african literary. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Translated from the afrikaans and with an introduction by jack cope and william plomer. Ingrid jonker poet under apartheid epub louise viljoen. When ingrid jonker took her own life by walking into the sea at three anchor bay in cape town on 19 july 1965 at the age of 31, she became the stuff of legend and rumour.
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