Dark Eyes on America: The Novels of Joyce Carol Oates (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780807135303)

Joyce Carol Oates is America's most extraordinary and prolific woman of letters. In Dark Eyes on America, Gavin Cologne-Brookes illuminates the vision of this remarkable master of her craft, finding evidence in her novels of an evolving consciousness that ultimately forgoes abstract introspection in favor of a more practical approach to art as a tool for understanding both personal and social challenges. With her clear-eyed perception of human behavior, Oates has for decades offered unhesitating explorations of genre, topic, and style--making her an inevitable if somewhat elusive subject for critical assessment. Cologne-Brookes's conversations and correspondence with Oates, his close textual study of her novels, and abundant references to her essays, stories, poetry, and plays result in a work that critically synthesizes the layers of her writing. This comprehensive yet accessible study offers an essential analysis of one of the twentieth century's most significant writers.

Author: Gavin Cologne-Brookes
ISBN-10: 0807135305
ISBN-13: 9780807135303
Publisher: LSU Press
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2009
Pages: 296
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.80d