African Writing In English In Southern Africa

ABSTRACT

I would like to express my thanks to Prof.

R. G. Howarth for his encouraging and patient supervision

of my work over many year.s. !t .is largely due to his

pioneering and inspiring interest in South African

literature that I was able to complete my work in the

face of almost insurmountable difficulties.. My thanks

also go to Prof. E. Westphal for his supervision

and help.

I am indebted to Mrs. P .E. Stevens, librarian

in charge of the Special Collection section of Jagger

Library, and her staff for their assistance and to the

staff of the Reference Section of the South African

Public Library, Cape Town; also to Mrs. U. Brigish of

the .Library of the Witwatersrand for her advice and to

Mr. F. Scholz, Librarian of the University of Natal,

Durban, for making the manuscripts of H. I.E. Dhlomo

available to me.

My appreciation goes to Mr. and Mrs. S. Clouts

of London and to Mr. J. Parachini of New York for their

ever willing help in obtaining many of the works under

discussion.

I would finally like to thank: the following

writers particularly for their interest and for taking the

trouble to answer my numerous questions about their own

works: Mr. E. 1V1phahlele, Mr. O.J. Mtshali, Prof. s.

Samkange., Mr. •.J .K. Ngubane, Mr. N. Mk,ele. The late . ' '

Dr. A.C. Jordan and the late Prof• P. Segal are gratefully

remembered for their help. Special thanks for their

readiness to supply information go to Mr. Janhe1nz Jahn;

Prof. J. Povey, Prof. R.E. McDowell, Rev. R.H.W. Shepherd,Prof. Wm. Branford, Prof. C.L.S. Nyembezi, Miss Phillippa