Joyce Carol Oates Research Paper

Author Joyce Carol Oates, who is considered one of the Great American authors, wrote during the Contemporary period. Particularly, in her works titled “The Suicide” and “Occult” written in 1978 and 1975 we can see evidence of the characteristics, themes and style identified with the Anti War movement which was extant in American letters between 1970 and 1973. As a representative of such a movement, Joyce Carol Oates then remains one of the most identifiable and iconic writers of her time.

Born on June 16, 1938, in Lockport, New York, Joyce Carol Oates developed a love for writing as a child and went on to become an acclaimed, best-selling scribe known for her novels, stories, poetry and essays, winning the National Book Award for in 1969. Her other notable works include “A Garden of Earthly Delights”, “We Were the

She received her first typewriter as a teen and received ardent support from her parents over her choice of a career as she wrote through her high school and college time. She earned a scholarship to attend Syracuse University and graduated valedictorian in the year 1960. She then received her master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin in the year 1961. She took on teaching work at the University of Windsor in Canada. She and her husband went on to work as co-editors on the literary quarterly publication “The Ontario Review; she then later on took on a teaching position at Princeton University in the late 1970’s. Over the decades, Oates has established herself as a highly prolific scribe who has written dozens of books, novels, short story collections, young adult fiction, plays, poetry, and essays. Her first published book was in the year 1963 titled “North Gate”, followed by her debut novel “With Shuddering Fall” in the year 1964.

“The Suicide” and “Occult” wrote during the Contemporary period. This Literary Movement is characterized