Author : Ayala Amir
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 0739139231
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (391 download)
Book Synopsis The Visual Poetics of Raymond Carver by : Ayala Amir
Download or read book The Visual Poetics of Raymond Carver written by Ayala Amir and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2010-07-17 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Visual Poetics of Raymond Carver draws on the study of visual arts to illuminate the short stories of noted author Raymond Carver, in the broader context of vision and visualization in a literary text. Ayala Amir examines Carver's use of the eye-of-the-camera technique. Amir uncovers the tensions that structure his visual aesthetics and examines assumptions that govern scholarly discussions of his work, relating these matters to the complex nature of photography and to the current 'visual turn' of cultural studies. The research uses visual approaches to reflect upon traditional issues of narrative study-duration, dialogue, narration, description, frame, character, and meaning. Amir shows how Carver's visual aesthetics shapes the meaning of his stories, while also challenging accepted notions of the boundaries of 'the literary.'