Katherine Anne Porter's Adaptation of Joycean Paralysis

ISBN-13: 9783639320800 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 76 str.

Jamie Colwell

Opis

In her collected letters, Katherine Anne Porter cites James Joyce as an inspiration. This work analyzes Porters Pale Horse, Pale Rider collection in relationship to Joyces Dubliners primarily through Porters use of Joycean paralysis in the three stories "Old Mortality," "Noon Wine," and "Pale Horse, Pale Rider." Her characters states of hopelessness reflect a similar paralysis to those found in Dubliners "The Dead," "Grace," and "Eveline." Porters collection of stories is not an imitation of Joyces work; her voice and story settings remain distinct. However, a thread can be found between the two writers selected works through the oppressiveness of the societies in which the characters in the Pale Horse, Pale Rider series and Dubliners live. This analysis illuminates the hopelessness found in Porters characters, while surveying the connections that exist between her and Joyces stories. These connections forge a bridge between Porter and Joyces literary techniques and highlight the authors brilliant and socially reflective works of literature and should be especially useful for anyone studying Modern literature.

O autorze

Jamie Colwell, MA: Studied English at Clemson University. Doctoral Student and Graduate Research Assistant in Curriculum and Instruction, Clemson University.