{"product_id":"dark-eyes-on-america-the-novels-of-joyce-carol-oates-paperback","title":"Dark Eyes on America: The Novels of Joyce Carol Oates - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGavin Cologne-Brookes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoyce Carol Oates is America's most extraordinary and prolific woman of letters. In Dark Eyes on America, Gavin Cologne-Brookes illuminates the vision of this remarkable master of her craft, finding evidence in her novels of an evolving consciousness that ultimately forgoes abstract introspection in favor of a more practical approach to art as a tool for understanding both personal and social challenges. With her clear-eyed perception of human behavior, Oates has for decades offered unhesitating explorations of genre, topic, and style--making her an inevitable if somewhat elusive subject for critical assessment. Cologne-Brookes's conversations and correspondence with Oates, his close textual study of her novels, and abundant references to her essays, stories, poetry, and plays result in a work that critically synthesizes the layers of her writing. This comprehensive yet accessible study offers an essential analysis of one of the twentieth century's most significant writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGavin Cologne-Brookes is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Novels of William Styron: From Harmony to History\u003c\/i\u003e and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eWriting and America.\u003c\/i\u003e Educated in his native Britain and in the United States, he is an associate professor of English and creative studies at Bath Spa University in England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131004686471,"sku":"9780807135303","price":56.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/6ae56d6c1113394ac51d39cab0daca0b.webp?v=1732615537","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/dark-eyes-on-america-the-novels-of-joyce-carol-oates-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}