Time, narrative and liberation discourse : a brief review and assessment of aspects of the recent hermeneutical writings of Paul Ricoeur

The aim of this paper is, firstly, to consider a contemporary literary methodology, that of Paul Ricoeur, and secondly, to critique that methodology from the perspective of a sharply contextual approach, in association with a materialist theory of literature, such as that emerging from the South African context. Ricoeur's position is useful as a starting point because of the eclectic make up of his theory. His work includes aspects of the historical critical approach, psychoanalytic theory, structuralism, philosophy and a response to materialist thinking. We are, however, choosing to restrict ourselves to the more recent work of Ricoeur corresponding broadly to the period 1975-1990. In this period Ricoeur's concentration shifts from the hermeneutics of symbol to the hermeneutics of language.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Religious Studies

Year dc:date.issued

1991

Author dc:creator

• Hunter, David McMorris

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14339

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/14339