Charles Dickens was the greatest critical realists in English literary.Almost all of his novels display his deep concern for the society and great sympathy for the low-class people.A Christmas Carol was written in 184...Charles Dickens was the greatest critical realists in English literary.Almost all of his novels display his deep concern for the society and great sympathy for the low-class people.A Christmas Carol was written in 1843 when the society was unrest.The author created the gothic atmosphere himself,and put his characters into that situation and combined the gothic writing methods with the critical realism in order that the gothic elements could express a kind of strong convulsion,which could strength his criti cism for the society.At the same time,the Gothicism also helped to deepen his criticism for the society.展开更多
The WorM＇s Wife （1999）, written by Carol Ann Duffy, who is the first woman and first openly LGBT person appointed Britain＇s poet Laureate, is a collection of poems which makes full use of intertextuality to show D...The WorM＇s Wife （1999）, written by Carol Ann Duffy, who is the first woman and first openly LGBT person appointed Britain＇s poet Laureate, is a collection of poems which makes full use of intertextuality to show Duffy＇s subversion to patriarchy. In this collection, histories and myths are parodied, quoted, alluded and even rewritten. Women in her poems are given chances to speak out for themselves, which can be seen as a form of resistance against patriarchy. In this article, constitutive intertextuality as well as manifest intertextuality like parody, quotation and allusion in The WorM＇s Wife will be discussed specifically. By analyzing how those intertextual features are adopted as a form of resistance against patriarchy, this article aims to help readers form a better perception of the feminism Duffy raises, and tries to help more women who are being suppressed by men, to find and reconstruct their identities.展开更多
＂Mother＂ is sometimes associated with ＂other＂. The same is true in some of Carol Ann Duffy＇s poems, in which some mothers are described as institutionalized in the patriarchal society and considered as ＂the othe...＂Mother＂ is sometimes associated with ＂other＂. The same is true in some of Carol Ann Duffy＇s poems, in which some mothers are described as institutionalized in the patriarchal society and considered as ＂the other＂, losing self-identity. Duffy also describes women fighting against the patriarchal control generation after generation until they are finally free. Some mothers exhibit their own potentials as mothers, either able to or unable to fulfill the duties of both material and spiritual caretakers of the family.展开更多
In Carol Plum-Ucci＇s young adult novel The Body of Christopher Creed （2000）, the indeterminacy and mystery of the theme of missing people renders Carol Plum-Ucci a huge space of imagination to depict people＇s diff...In Carol Plum-Ucci＇s young adult novel The Body of Christopher Creed （2000）, the indeterminacy and mystery of the theme of missing people renders Carol Plum-Ucci a huge space of imagination to depict people＇s different reactions to the sudden disappearance of Christopher Creed and the consequences brought by their reactions. Through the twists, turns, and suspense provided by Carol Plum-Ucci in the story, readers can get a better look at teenagers＇ alienation permeated in the novel. Based on theories of alienation and close reading of the text, the present paper aims at exploring the complex implications of the alienation demonstrated in the novel.展开更多
The paper proposes to examine aspects of modernity in Cosmopolitan Alexandria in the first half of the 20th century as they are manifested in Jacqueline Carol＇s Cocktails andCamels （1960 and reprinted in 2008）. Wri...The paper proposes to examine aspects of modernity in Cosmopolitan Alexandria in the first half of the 20th century as they are manifested in Jacqueline Carol＇s Cocktails andCamels （1960 and reprinted in 2008）. Written in English by a Lebanese Egyptian, born and raised in Alexandria, the novel investigates issues of cultural and linguistic identity, gender, the rise of national discourse, and the emergence of independent Egypt after the 1952 Revolution through the eyes of a young woman growing up in Cosmopolitan Alexandria as part of the elite but paying attention to all the political and social changes taking place in the city and the whole country展开更多
Narrative ethics shows multiple representing methods in Oates' s novels,including not only a variety of characters' narrative construction processes of self-narrative,other-narrative and social narrative but a...Narrative ethics shows multiple representing methods in Oates' s novels,including not only a variety of characters' narrative construction processes of self-narrative,other-narrative and social narrative but also the meaninggenerating process of the characters' interpretation and reorganization of the external and internal world.In so doing,the characters are able to obtain personal identity,the ethical communication and existence transcendence by the way of narrative.展开更多
Joyce Carol Oates is one of the most productive writers in American literary circles,reputed as a representative writer of"psychological realism".For nearly 50 years,her works are various genres with profoun...Joyce Carol Oates is one of the most productive writers in American literary circles,reputed as a representative writer of"psychological realism".For nearly 50 years,her works are various genres with profound theme,which get a lot of attention by Chinese and foreign academic circles.The author of the paper introduces Oates to readers and analyzes her literary career in detail expecting to attract more Chinese scholars’attention.展开更多
Joyce Carol Oates, one of America's most prestigious and prolific contemporary writers, favors depicting the dark side of America, especially poverty and violence. This paper studies Oates' s depiction of abje...Joyce Carol Oates, one of America's most prestigious and prolific contemporary writers, favors depicting the dark side of America, especially poverty and violence. This paper studies Oates' s depiction of abject poverty, of those most powerless and vulnerable and those who cannot attain the food, water, and shelter necessary for survival during the Great Depression. Then, relative poverty after the Depression is also discussed. Oates keenly observes "the invisible poor" in the affluent American society and gives voice to those relatively deprived and marginal. By analyzing the relationship between poverty and violence, this paper concludes that Oates tries to awaken readers to the social malaise and the real life of the downtrodden and at the same time calls for passion and life's energy. The obsession with the darkest sides of the society is not a sick fondness but reflects the social conscience of Oates as a serious writer.展开更多
文摘Charles Dickens was the greatest critical realists in English literary.Almost all of his novels display his deep concern for the society and great sympathy for the low-class people.A Christmas Carol was written in 1843 when the society was unrest.The author created the gothic atmosphere himself,and put his characters into that situation and combined the gothic writing methods with the critical realism in order that the gothic elements could express a kind of strong convulsion,which could strength his criti cism for the society.At the same time,the Gothicism also helped to deepen his criticism for the society.
文摘The WorM＇s Wife （1999）, written by Carol Ann Duffy, who is the first woman and first openly LGBT person appointed Britain＇s poet Laureate, is a collection of poems which makes full use of intertextuality to show Duffy＇s subversion to patriarchy. In this collection, histories and myths are parodied, quoted, alluded and even rewritten. Women in her poems are given chances to speak out for themselves, which can be seen as a form of resistance against patriarchy. In this article, constitutive intertextuality as well as manifest intertextuality like parody, quotation and allusion in The WorM＇s Wife will be discussed specifically. By analyzing how those intertextual features are adopted as a form of resistance against patriarchy, this article aims to help readers form a better perception of the feminism Duffy raises, and tries to help more women who are being suppressed by men, to find and reconstruct their identities.
文摘＂Mother＂ is sometimes associated with ＂other＂. The same is true in some of Carol Ann Duffy＇s poems, in which some mothers are described as institutionalized in the patriarchal society and considered as ＂the other＂, losing self-identity. Duffy also describes women fighting against the patriarchal control generation after generation until they are finally free. Some mothers exhibit their own potentials as mothers, either able to or unable to fulfill the duties of both material and spiritual caretakers of the family.
文摘In Carol Plum-Ucci＇s young adult novel The Body of Christopher Creed （2000）, the indeterminacy and mystery of the theme of missing people renders Carol Plum-Ucci a huge space of imagination to depict people＇s different reactions to the sudden disappearance of Christopher Creed and the consequences brought by their reactions. Through the twists, turns, and suspense provided by Carol Plum-Ucci in the story, readers can get a better look at teenagers＇ alienation permeated in the novel. Based on theories of alienation and close reading of the text, the present paper aims at exploring the complex implications of the alienation demonstrated in the novel.
文摘The paper proposes to examine aspects of modernity in Cosmopolitan Alexandria in the first half of the 20th century as they are manifested in Jacqueline Carol＇s Cocktails andCamels （1960 and reprinted in 2008）. Written in English by a Lebanese Egyptian, born and raised in Alexandria, the novel investigates issues of cultural and linguistic identity, gender, the rise of national discourse, and the emergence of independent Egypt after the 1952 Revolution through the eyes of a young woman growing up in Cosmopolitan Alexandria as part of the elite but paying attention to all the political and social changes taking place in the city and the whole country
文摘Narrative ethics shows multiple representing methods in Oates' s novels,including not only a variety of characters' narrative construction processes of self-narrative,other-narrative and social narrative but also the meaninggenerating process of the characters' interpretation and reorganization of the external and internal world.In so doing,the characters are able to obtain personal identity,the ethical communication and existence transcendence by the way of narrative.
文摘Joyce Carol Oates is one of the most productive writers in American literary circles,reputed as a representative writer of"psychological realism".For nearly 50 years,her works are various genres with profound theme,which get a lot of attention by Chinese and foreign academic circles.The author of the paper introduces Oates to readers and analyzes her literary career in detail expecting to attract more Chinese scholars’attention.
基金part of the result of the research program the author hosts, “Body Study in Joyce Carol Oates’s Novels”, No. 2015SJB516
文摘Joyce Carol Oates, one of America's most prestigious and prolific contemporary writers, favors depicting the dark side of America, especially poverty and violence. This paper studies Oates' s depiction of abject poverty, of those most powerless and vulnerable and those who cannot attain the food, water, and shelter necessary for survival during the Great Depression. Then, relative poverty after the Depression is also discussed. Oates keenly observes "the invisible poor" in the affluent American society and gives voice to those relatively deprived and marginal. By analyzing the relationship between poverty and violence, this paper concludes that Oates tries to awaken readers to the social malaise and the real life of the downtrodden and at the same time calls for passion and life's energy. The obsession with the darkest sides of the society is not a sick fondness but reflects the social conscience of Oates as a serious writer.
