LITERARY DEPICTIONS OF A CITY
LITERARY DEPICTIONS OF A CITY
Author(s): Patricia-Dorli DumescuSubject(s): Literary Texts, Studies of Literature, Philology, Theory of Literature
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: the music of a city; gumbo ya-ya; the Quarter; French vs./ and English; the voice of the streets;
Summary/Abstract: The present paper will focus on two literary creations which have the fabulous city of New Orleans as their setting and which reveal the many-sidedness of the city. A Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams’ play, which made the New Orleans streetcar so famous, focuses on the tropical atmosphere which makes people desire, while John Kennedy Toole’s A Confederacy of Dunces is the perfect example of why New Orleans is known as “The Big Easy”. Focusing on different aspects of the city, both literary pieces reveal new facets of New Orleans, either by relying on the characters’ background or by playing with history for the delight of the reader.
Journal: Journal of Romanian Literary Studies
- Issue Year: 2020
- Issue No: 20
- Page Range: 521-530
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English