Dikeledi’s revenge: A reading of Bessie Head’s ‘The collector of treasures’
Literator
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Dikeledi’s revenge: A reading of Bessie Head’s ‘The collector of treasures’ | |
| Creator | Crous, M. | |
| Description | This essay focuses on the title story of Bessie Head's collection The collector of treasures and pays particular attention to the role of the phallus in the text. The female protagonist's cutting off of her husband's genitals is seen as a de(con)struction of phallocratic society. The subsequent incarceration of Dikeledi is an attempt by patriarchy to reaffirm its control over her. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 1996-04-30 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/lit.v17i1.588 | |
| Source | Literator; Vol 17, No 1 (1996); 133-142 Literator; Vol 17, No 1 (1996); 133-142 2219-8237 0258-2279 | |
| Language | eng | |
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