NP VAN WYK LOUW, silwer herberg in die sneeu, 'n huldiging

432pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, Arcadia, 2020

ISBN: 9780949977007

A tribute to Afrikaans poet, playwright and scholar NP van Wyk Louw (1906-1970). One of the Dertigers, he was awarded the Hertzog Prize five times, for his poetry collections Alleenspraak (1937), Die halwe kring (1940) and Tristia (1965), for the verse drama Germanicus (1960), and for his collections of critical prose and essays, Die mens agter die boek, Maskers van die erns, Lojale verset and Berigte te velde (1958). He was head of the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch at the University of the Witwatersrand from 1958 until his death.

Contributors: Nerina Bosman, Willem Botha, Jac Conradie, Anastasia de Vries, Heilna du Plooy, Louise du Toit, Pieter Duvenhage, Joan Hambidge, Brenda Hofmeyr, Ronél Johl, Marisa Keuris, Johann Lodewyk Marais, Jaap Steyn, Hennie van Coller, Derek van der Merwe, Helize van Vuuren, Jeremy Vearey and Hein Viljoen.

Ronél Johl is Professor in Literary Theory and Translation at the University of Johannesburg.