＂More than a book, it＇s an experience--startling, viscerally satisfying, and as joyous as a happy love affair--Cosmopolitan＂ （Doctorow, 19751）. E.L. Doctorow＇s masterpiece Ragtime has intrigued quite a great dea...＂More than a book, it＇s an experience--startling, viscerally satisfying, and as joyous as a happy love affair--Cosmopolitan＂ （Doctorow, 19751）. E.L. Doctorow＇s masterpiece Ragtime has intrigued quite a great deal of critics＇ attention worldwide. However, ironically, hardly any attention was paid to the sex and lovemaking scenes in Ragtime which have been overshadowed by Doctorow＇s splendid and original post-modernist approaches. The author wants to take up this challenge and commit herself to the appearance and role of sex and lovemaking scenes in Ragtime and more importantly, the deeper meanings behind them. Hopefully, this paper will give new perspectives to the understanding of this novel.展开更多
文摘＂More than a book, it＇s an experience--startling, viscerally satisfying, and as joyous as a happy love affair--Cosmopolitan＂ （Doctorow, 19751）. E.L. Doctorow＇s masterpiece Ragtime has intrigued quite a great deal of critics＇ attention worldwide. However, ironically, hardly any attention was paid to the sex and lovemaking scenes in Ragtime which have been overshadowed by Doctorow＇s splendid and original post-modernist approaches. The author wants to take up this challenge and commit herself to the appearance and role of sex and lovemaking scenes in Ragtime and more importantly, the deeper meanings behind them. Hopefully, this paper will give new perspectives to the understanding of this novel.
