Reliëfkaart

Includes bibliographical references.In this dissertation Reliëfkaart is discussed by its author. In Part I the map as dominant metaphor and the cartographic aspects of writing poetry is studied with spatial consciousness, topographies, symbolic and iconic depiction and the implication of relief as main focus. As a cognitive process and means of portraying a three dimensional world in a two dimensional medium, cartography as writing and the poet as cartographer is discussed. Based on the theoretical background the poems are analyzed within their particular sections: "Reliëfkaart" , "Mappaemundi" , "Kartografie", "Vlakte", "Landmeter", "Grensgebied" and "Rysland". In Part II the author takes a closer look at the relationship between music and poetry. An analysis of a series of poems from Reliëfkaart, Droom for mezzo soprano and piano by composer Chris van Rhyn, indicates how inter-related the music and text can be. Two interpretations by two different musicians of "Die dans van die reën", a poem by Eugene N. Marais (1871-1936), is also discussed. The author shows on the function of tension, rhythm and sound when setting words to music