Apartheid in South Africa. From Oppression to Survival Oppression, Resistance and Political Satire as Post-colonial Features in Peter Horn`s Poetry

Thesis (M.A.) from the year 2019 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: Exellent, , language: English, abstract: The study concentrates on the theory of postcolonilaism and its main features. It tackles three features: oppression, resistance and political satire. These features are reflected in the poetry of Peter Horn. His poems portray the misery of the South African citizens during the apartheid regime.Horn is a white poet who takes the side of the oppressed black majority. He expresses their suffering, and he pushes them to have the courage to resist the colonial oppression in order to lead a free and better life.