The Wheel of Love is contains 20 works of short fiction by Joyce Carol Oates published by Vanguard Press in 1970.[1] The volume brought Oates "abundant national acclaim" [2] including this assessment from librarian and critic John Alfred Avant: "Quite simply, one of the finest collections of short stories ever written by an American."[3][4][5]
First edition
While the book itself is out of print, several of the stories—"Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?", "Unmailed, Unwritten Letters", "In the Region of Ice", and "Wild Saturday"—have been included in other collections and anthologies. It was a finalist for the 1971 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
"What is the Connection Between Men and Women?" (Mademoiselle, February 1970)
Receptionedit
Writing in The New York Times, literary critic Richard Gilman praised Oates for her "clean narrative line," her "almost photographic eye," and "a concern with some central human issues and conditions" dealing with both family and feminist issues. Gilman observes that these stories are "colder and harder" and concern "love’s failures."[8] Gilman reserves special commendation for "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" and "Four Summers," stories which "create a verbal excitement, a sense of language used not for the expression of previously attained insights or perceptions but for new imaginative reality."[9]
Critical appraisaledit
Margaret Groppi Rozga states that it represents a further development in her fiction in so far as "the characters are now almost always urban, rather than rural, people and are financially established, rather than threatened with poverty."[10] But most important is the further developed consciousness of the characters in The Wheel of Love in comparison to the characters in Oates's first two volumes of short fiction:
What is most noticeable in The Wheel of Love, Oates' third collection of stories, is how much more conscious and self-conscious some of these characters are, or become in the course of their stories. Foremost in their consciousness is a sense of incongruity, an awareness of the contradictions in their lives and in the world around them. Their consciousness is consciousness of pain, of danger, of how little they are what they would be. These characters have no answers to the problems of which they are conscious. But their consciousness gives them more sense of themselves as individuals, separate from but in some ways related to the world around them, and, most important, because they are not so self-absorbed, then, they are not so thoughtless of others, a major change almost unacknowledged in the commentaries on Oates' fiction.[11]
Referencesedit
^Johnson, 1994 p. 218-222: Selected Bibliography, Primary Works
^. Time. October 26, 1970. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
^Champion, Laurie (2002). Contemporary American Women Fiction Writers: An A-to-Z Guide. books.google.com: Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 269. ISBN9780313316272.
^"The Glass Ark: A Joyce Carol Oates Bibliography". Retrieved 2022-10-23.
^Lercangee, 1996, See Short Stories and Tales, pp. 7-47
^Rozga, Margaret Groppi (1977). Development in the Short Stories of Joyce Carol Oates. Diss., University of Wisconsin. p. 145.
^Rozga, Margaret Groppi (1977). Development in the Short Stories of Joyce Carol Oates. Diss., University of Wisconsin. pp. 7–8.
Sourcesedit
Avant, John Alfred. 1970. Library Journal 95. September 1, 1970: 2829.
Gilman, Richard. 1970. "The Disasters of Love, Sexual and Otherwise." The New York Times, September 25, 1970. Retrieved 5 November 2023
Johnson, Greg. 1994. Joyce Carol Oates: A Study of the Short Fiction. Twayne’s studies in short fiction; no. 57. Twayne Publishers, New York. ISBN0-8057-0857-X
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The Wheel of Love is contains 20 works of short fiction by Joyce Carol Oates published by Vanguard Press in 1970 1 The volume brought Oates abundant national acclaim 2 including this assessment from librarian and critic John Alfred Avant Quite simply one of the finest collections of short stories ever written by an American 3 4 5 First edition While the book itself is out of print several of the stories Where Are You Going Where Have You Been Unmailed Unwritten Letters In the Region of Ice and Wild Saturday have been included in other collections and anthologies It was a finalist for the 1971 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Contents 1 Stories 6 2 Reception 3 Critical appraisal 4 References 5 SourcesStories 6 editThose stories first appearing in literary journals are indicated 7 In the Region of Ice The Atlantic August 1966 Where Are You Going Where Have You Been Epoch Fall 1966 Unmailed Unwritten Letters The Hudson Review Spring 1969 Shame Atlantic June 1968 Accomplished Desires Esquire May 1968 Wild Saturday Mademoiselle September 1970 How I Contemplated the World from the Detroit House of Correction and Began My Life Over Again Triquarterly Spring 1969 The Wheel of Love Esquire October 1967 Four Summers Yale Review Spring 1967 Demons Southern Review Winter 1970 Bodies Harper s Bazaar February 1970 Boy and Girl Prism International Spring 1969 Assailant Prairie Schooner Winter 1965 66 The Heavy Sorrow of the Body Northwest Review 1968 Matter and Energy Partisan Review 1969 You Cosmopolitan February 1970 I Was in Love Shenandoah Spring 1970 An Interior Monologue What is the Connection Between Men and Women Mademoiselle February 1970 Reception editWriting in The New York Times literary critic Richard Gilman praised Oates for her clean narrative line her almost photographic eye and a concern with some central human issues and conditions dealing with both family and feminist issues Gilman observes that these stories are colder and harder and concern love s failures 8 Gilman reserves special commendation for Where Are You Going Where Have You Been and Four Summers stories which create a verbal excitement a sense of language used not for the expression of previously attained insights or perceptions but for new imaginative reality 9 Critical appraisal editMargaret Groppi Rozga states that it represents a further development in her fiction in so far as the characters are now almost always urban rather than rural people and are financially established rather than threatened with poverty 10 But most important is the further developed consciousness of the characters in The Wheel of Love in comparison to the characters in Oates s first two volumes of short fiction What is most noticeable in The Wheel of Love Oates third collection of stories is how much more conscious and self conscious some of these characters are or become in the course of their stories Foremost in their consciousness is a sense of incongruity an awareness of the contradictions in their lives and in the world around them Their consciousness is consciousness of pain of danger of how little they are what they would be These characters have no answers to the problems of which they are conscious But their consciousness gives them more sense of themselves as individuals separate from but in some ways related to the world around them and most important because they are not so self absorbed then they are not so thoughtless of others a major change almost unacknowledged in the commentaries on Oates fiction 11 References edit Johnson 1994 p 218 222 Selected Bibliography Primary Works Johnson 1994 p 4 Avant 1970 On the Rack Time October 26 1970 Archived from the original on October 30 2010 Retrieved 2009 01 14 Champion Laurie 2002 Contemporary American Women Fiction Writers An A to Z Guide books google com Greenwood Publishing Group pp 269 ISBN 9780313316272 The Glass Ark A Joyce Carol Oates Bibliography Retrieved 2022 10 23 Lercangee 1996 See Short Stories and Tales pp 7 47 Gilman 1970 Gilman 1970 Rozga Margaret Groppi 1977 Development in the Short Stories of Joyce Carol Oates Diss University of Wisconsin p 145 Rozga Margaret Groppi 1977 Development in the Short Stories of Joyce Carol Oates Diss University of Wisconsin pp 7 8 Sources editAvant John Alfred 1970 Library Journal 95 September 1 1970 2829 Gilman Richard 1970 The Disasters of Love Sexual and Otherwise The New York Times September 25 1970 Retrieved 5 November 2023 Johnson Greg 1994 Joyce Carol Oates A Study of the Short Fiction Twayne s studies in short fiction no 57 Twayne Publishers New York ISBN 0 8057 0857 X Oates Joyce Carol 1970 The Wheel of Love Vanguard Press New York ISBN 978 0814906767 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Wheel of Love and Other Stories amp oldid 1193019364, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
