On Yellow Flowers All of Homeland
from the Perspective of New Historicism
Abstract: Yellow Flowers All of Homeland is a long historical novel and a masterpiece of the new historicism literature. The novel has effectively manifested the unique appeal of the new historicism literature by the fragmentation of history, symbolization of the grand history, emphasis on the historical contingency and the portrayal of basic human desires. It differs from traditional historical novel from the aspects of expression techniques and narrative strategies. Also implemented different expression techniques and narrative strategies to traditional historical novels, thus illustrating with a new historical view a period of country filled with personal desires that has been concealed by the conventional history. This is ultimately a revolution of the traditional historical narratives, but at the same time, it also depicted the suspicion and denial held by the new historicism literator.
Key words: Yellow Flowers All of Homeland; New Historicism; Narrative Strategy
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