Nostalgia of Time and Return of Space: An Analysis of the Artistic Dimensions of Oates’ Early Novels

Journal: Region - Educational Research and Reviews DOI: 10.32629/rerr.v3i1.269

A'na Zhang

1 Center for Foreign Literature and Culture, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies 2 General Education Department, Southern Medical University

Abstract

Joyce Carol Oates’ early novel art is represented by the tetralogy of Wonderland. As a representative writer of “psychological realism”, she dissolves the character consciousness with dialogue characteristics into time and space. Oates constructed a nostalgic time and homecoming space, which showing the cultural landscape of the 1960s’ in the United States.

Keywords

Joyce Carol Oates; Wonderland tetralogy; time; space

Funding

This work was supported by the Youth Innovative Talents Project under Guangdong Provincial Department of Education (Humanities and Social Sciences) 2017WQNCX015.

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