"en die gedig is die betekenis van die gedig" (Breytenbach, 1983a:72)
Abstract
The mirror as blind mouth: The poetry of Breyten Breytenbach
The representation of reality, the word and the relationship between signifier and signified is the main theme of this article. In the poetry of the Afrikaans poet, Breyten Breytenbach, representation and "reality" are concerns constantly reflected on. The poem "drome is ook wonde" ("dreams are wounds as well") can be read as a ...