Theory of Time and Literature: A Study of Tina Chang’s “Origin and Ash” and “The Idea of Revelation”
The researcher discusses different theories of time and proposes a hybrid theory in order to investigate the two poems “Origin and Ash” and “The Idea of Revelation” by Tina Chang, daughter of Chinese immigrants and poet laureate of Brooklyn, New York, born in Oklahoma and spent two years of her c...
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| description | The researcher discusses different theories of time and proposes a hybrid
theory in order to investigate the two poems “Origin and Ash” and “The Idea of
Revelation” by Tina Chang, daughter of Chinese immigrants and poet laureate of
Brooklyn, New York, born in Oklahoma and spent two years of her childhood in
Taiwan. I argue that the proposed theory of time can be applied to Chang’s poems
since she questions current issues in order to solve them and see the future from a new
angle. Although time in Chang’s poems assumes a straightforward nature that tries
either to downplay the past as a separate entity or to stress its impracticability in
dealing with present problems, at a deeper level the circular nature of time dominates
Chang’s inner conflict between her roots and her new identity. “Origin and Ash”,
from Half-Lit Houses (2004), discusses the idea of transience of home which is
highlighted by Augustine’s three presents. “The Idea of Revelation” from Of Gods &
Strangers (2011), questions what the past can offer to reform the present and read the
future. The analysis of the two poems proves that the proposed theory of time is a
suitable lens for investigating the impact of the conflict between past and present,
between ethnic and dominant cultures, in solving present problems and shaping
Chinese American future. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-392c9e3e0ee040e99b46027fd6b17df22023-11-02T06:54:46ZengBucharest University PressUniversity of Bucharest Review. Literary and Cultural Studies Series2734-59632019-10-01IX/20192102310.31178/UBR.9.2.2Theory of Time and Literature: A Study of Tina Chang’s “Origin and Ash” and “The Idea of Revelation”Yasser K. R. Aman0Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam; Saudi ArabiaThe researcher discusses different theories of time and proposes a hybrid theory in order to investigate the two poems “Origin and Ash” and “The Idea of Revelation” by Tina Chang, daughter of Chinese immigrants and poet laureate of Brooklyn, New York, born in Oklahoma and spent two years of her childhood in Taiwan. I argue that the proposed theory of time can be applied to Chang’s poems since she questions current issues in order to solve them and see the future from a new angle. Although time in Chang’s poems assumes a straightforward nature that tries either to downplay the past as a separate entity or to stress its impracticability in dealing with present problems, at a deeper level the circular nature of time dominates Chang’s inner conflict between her roots and her new identity. “Origin and Ash”, from Half-Lit Houses (2004), discusses the idea of transience of home which is highlighted by Augustine’s three presents. “The Idea of Revelation” from Of Gods & Strangers (2011), questions what the past can offer to reform the present and read the future. The analysis of the two poems proves that the proposed theory of time is a suitable lens for investigating the impact of the conflict between past and present, between ethnic and dominant cultures, in solving present problems and shaping Chinese American future. https://ubr.rev.unibuc.ro/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/YasserK.R.Aman_.pdftheory of timeasian american poetrytina changorigin and ashthe idea of revelation |
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| title | Theory of Time and Literature: A Study of Tina Chang’s “Origin and Ash” and “The Idea of Revelation” |
| title_full | Theory of Time and Literature: A Study of Tina Chang’s “Origin and Ash” and “The Idea of Revelation” |
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| title_sort | theory of time and literature a study of tina chang s origin and ash and the idea of revelation |
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