Circling and shaping the maelstrom : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Creative Writing, English and Media Studies, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

dc.contributor.authorMilliken, Anna-Lynn
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-03T02:06:09Z
dc.date.available2015-09-03T02:06:09Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThis thesis is comprised of two sections. The first section is a critical essay entitled Lawrencian Streams in Joyce Carol Oates’ Fiction. The second section is creative, consisting of a novella entitled Cold River. In both sections the flow of water is a metaphor for the protagonists’ psychological journey and also a structuring device. The critical essay establishes D.H. Lawrence’s general influence on Joyce Carol Oates, drawing on their various works of fiction and non-fiction to explore how and why Oates interrogates, appropriates and re-visions Lawrence. A comparative study of Oates’ Blackwater and Lawrence’s The Virgin and the Gypsy, identifies how Eros, symbolised by archetypal water imagery, functions as a force which drives the writing and shapes the form of both novellas. A water trope also features in the creative section, where intertextual allusions, a transformational theme and naturalistic imagery provide evidence that Lawrence and Oates’ texts have functioned as mimetic models.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/7003
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMassey Universityen_US
dc.rightsThe Authoren_US
dc.subjectJoyce Carol Oatesen_US
dc.subjectBlackwateren_US
dc.subjectD.H. Lawrenceen_US
dc.subjectThe Virgin and the Gypsyen_US
dc.subjectWater in literatureen_US
dc.subjectInfluenceen_US
dc.subjectCriticism and interpretationen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::HUMANITIES and RELIGION::Aesthetic subjects::Literatureen_US
dc.titleCircling and shaping the maelstrom : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Creative Writing, English and Media Studies, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealanden_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
massey.contributor.authorMilliken, Anna-Lynnen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineCreative Writingen_US
thesis.degree.grantorMassey Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Creative Writing (M.C.W.)en_US
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