Arthur Kenneth Nortje

Craig McLuckie (Okanagan College); Ross Tyner (Okanagan College)
Download PDF Add to Bookshelf Report an Error

All I have are his letters from Sept. 1970 to Dec. I'm sure Ray Leitch has told you that he and I went to England and arranged Arthur's burial. I have not been back to England since so [I] presume there is still no marker on the grave. (Mrs. Olga Reed. Correspondence to Mr. Ross Tyner. August 6, 1996)

Kenneth Arthur Nortje's place in South African literature is by no means assured, yet the relatively small body of work published during his lifetime, as well as the posthumously published work has generated substantial critical attention. The publication of Dirk Klopper's new critical edition, Anatomy of Dark: Collected Poems of Arthur Nortje, will invite increased attention and debate over Nortje's position in African literature.

Kenneth Arthur Nortje's place in South African literature is…

2678 words

Citation: McLuckie, Craig, Ross Tyner. "Arthur Kenneth Nortje". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 09 May 2003 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=3354, accessed 28 March 2024.]

3354 Arthur Kenneth Nortje 1 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

Save this article

If you need to create a new bookshelf to save this article in, please make sure that you are logged in, then go to your 'Account' here

Leave Feedback

The Literary Encyclopedia is a living community of scholars. We welcome comments which will help us improve.