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.author | Milliken, Anna-Lynn | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-09-03T02:06:09Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-09-03T02:06:09Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
dc.description.abstract | This 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.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10179/7003 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Massey University | en_US |
dc.rights | The Author | en_US |
dc.subject | Joyce Carol Oates | en_US |
dc.subject | Blackwater | en_US |
dc.subject | D.H. Lawrence | en_US |
dc.subject | The Virgin and the Gypsy | en_US |
dc.subject | Water in literature | en_US |
dc.subject | Influence | en_US |
dc.subject | Criticism and interpretation | en_US |
dc.subject | Research Subject Categories::HUMANITIES and RELIGION::Aesthetic subjects::Literature | en_US |
dc.title | 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 | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
massey.contributor.author | Milliken, Anna-Lynn | en_US |
thesis.degree.discipline | Creative Writing | en_US |
thesis.degree.grantor | Massey University | en_US |
thesis.degree.level | Masters | en_US |
thesis.degree.name | Master of Creative Writing (M.C.W.) | en_US |
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