Advisor | Taylor, Richard C., 1956- | en_US |
Author | Uzun, Esra | en_US |
Date Accessioned | 2011-08-22T15:12:18Z | |
Date Available | 2011-08-22T15:12:18Z | |
Date of Issue | 2011 | en_US |
Identifier (URI) | http://hdl.handle.net/10342/3621 | |
Description | This study aims to offer an alternative approach to analyze and understand literary texts through folklore. I focused on Jean Rhys's famous novel Wide Sargasso Sea, which has often been examined through a postcolonial approach. My thesis suggests that the postcolonial criticisms are limiting to our understanding of the novel; therefore, an alternative way is needed to explore Wide Sargasso Sea and evaluate its major themes such as cultural clashes and misconceptions from a different perspective. Folklore has allowed me to explore the novel from a wider spectrum because it provides a deeper understanding of the characters, their identities, places, and dreams in the novel. Folklore not only studies the individuals and their societies, but also goes beyond the stereotypes and generalizations. | en_US |
Extent | 91 p. | en_US |
Format Medium | dissertations, academic | en_US |
Language | | en_US |
Publisher | East Carolina University | en_US |
Subject | Folklore | en_US |
Subject | Caribbean literature | en_US |
Subject | British and Irish literature | en_US |
Subject | Colonialism and postcolonialism | en_US |
Subject | Dreams | en_US |
Subject | Gender and stereotypes | en_US |
Subject | Identity and cultural misconceptions | en_US |
Subject | Sense of place | en_US |
Subject | Wide Sargasso Sea | |
Library of Congress Subject Headings | Rhys, Jean. Wide Sargasso Sea--Criticism and interpretation | |
Library of Congress Subject Headings | Literature and folklore | |
Library of Congress Subject Headings | Caribbean literature--Colonial influence | |
Title | A Folkloric Study On Wide Sargasso Sea | en_US |
Type | Master's Thesis | en_US |
Department | English | en_US |
Degree | M.A. | en_US |