Abstract or Introduction
University of Tübingen, Department of American Studies
PSII: Contemporary American Short Fiction
The uses of symbolism in Joyce Carol Oates "By the river"
von: Sebastian Hoos
Her work has been compared to the ‘cyclorama’, a device that allowed viewers in the 19th century to see both the overall contours and specific details of historical events and discoveries of the time. Those cycloramas traveled from tiny hamlets to small towns to large cities throughout the United States. While the enormous pictures distorted reality for artistic effect, the studied misinterpretation did not matter to audiences because the cycloramas showed them individuals and episodes they would otherwise never see...
- Quote paper
- MA Sebastian Hoos (Author), 1996, The uses of symbolism in Joyce Carol Oates "By the river", Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/35446
Similar texts
Publish now - it's free
Comments