A Preliminary bibliographical survey of advanced research on prose in Southern African vernaculars and the road ahead

Abstract

The aim of this article is to bring to light fields of prose investigation which are not yet explored in the Southern African literatures. It is divided into six sections. Section A looks into studies of individual researchers, while in section B a survey of literary research in the various literatures is brought into focus. Section C examines research which has a bearing on traditional prose literature. Section D looks into works that deal with the essay and the short story. Section E is a brief survey of articles written in part fultilment of the requirements for the honours degree. Section F is a bibliography of articles which have been published in various journals, periodicals, departmental bulletins and magazines. This survey does not purport to be complete.