Dark Eyes On America: The Novels Of Joyce Carol Oates

By Gavin Cologne-Brookes

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807135305
• ISBN13: 9780807135303
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 9.0"