@article{ART001943136},
author={OH Jung-Sook},
title={The American influence on the literary works of Yourcenar},
journal={Cross-Cultural Studies},
issn={1598-0685},
year={2014},
volume={37},
pages={157-183},
doi={10.21049/ccs.2014.37..157}
TY - JOUR
AU - OH Jung-Sook
TI - The American influence on the literary works of Yourcenar
JO - Cross-Cultural Studies
PY - 2014
VL - 37
IS - null
PB - Center for Cross Culture Studies
SP - 157
EP - 183
SN - 1598-0685
AB - Although Marguerite Yourcenar, a representative French woman writer, lived47 years in the United States from 1939 to 1987, the American influence onher life has not been studied either at home or abroad. The purpose of this studyis to examine chronologically the American influence on the following three literaryworks of Yourcenar: The Little Mermaid (1942), River Deep, Dark River (1966)and Recluse (1982).
The Little Mermaid is a drama, presented in musical format, about the identitycrisis and inner conflict of Yourcenar. Unlike the little mermaid who burst likea bubble in Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale, Yourcenar associates her deathwith the image of ascension. River Deep, dark river is a translation of the Negrospiritual expressing the suffering of African Americans. Recluse, her last novel,deals with the life story of a simple man living in nature on a small island. Thisnovel shows Yourcenar’s desire for a pure world that is not defiled by humangreed.
Yourcenar sponsored major human rights organizations and environmentalgroups in her life, and donated her entire fortune for human rights and the protectionof Wild Fauna and Flora. The American influence on the literary works of Yourcenarcan be summarized as a "great turning point", because she was transformed froma humanistic writer into an intellectual actor.
KW - Yourcenar;The Little Mermaid;River Deep;Dark River;Recluse;United States
DO - 10.21049/ccs.2014.37..157
ER -
OH Jung-Sook. (2014). The American influence on the literary works of Yourcenar. Cross-Cultural Studies, 37, 157-183.
OH Jung-Sook. 2014, "The American influence on the literary works of Yourcenar", Cross-Cultural Studies, vol.37, pp.157-183. Available from: doi:10.21049/ccs.2014.37..157
OH Jung-Sook "The American influence on the literary works of Yourcenar" Cross-Cultural Studies 37 pp.157-183 (2014) : 157.
OH Jung-Sook. The American influence on the literary works of Yourcenar. 2014; 37 157-183. Available from: doi:10.21049/ccs.2014.37..157
OH Jung-Sook. "The American influence on the literary works of Yourcenar" Cross-Cultural Studies 37(2014) : 157-183.doi: 10.21049/ccs.2014.37..157
OH Jung-Sook. The American influence on the literary works of Yourcenar. Cross-Cultural Studies, 37, 157-183. doi: 10.21049/ccs.2014.37..157
OH Jung-Sook. The American influence on the literary works of Yourcenar. Cross-Cultural Studies. 2014; 37 157-183. doi: 10.21049/ccs.2014.37..157
OH Jung-Sook. The American influence on the literary works of Yourcenar. 2014; 37 157-183. Available from: doi:10.21049/ccs.2014.37..157
OH Jung-Sook. "The American influence on the literary works of Yourcenar" Cross-Cultural Studies 37(2014) : 157-183.doi: 10.21049/ccs.2014.37..157
