イギリス短編小説概論 The British Short Story (Outlining Literature) （1ST）

Liggins, Emma/ Maunder, Andrew/ Robbins, Ruth

Palgrave Macmillan（2010/12発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 311 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780230551718
• DDC分類 823.010

基本説明

This accessible and up-to-date critical overview maps out the main strands and figures that shaped the British short story and novella from the 1850s to the present.

Full Description

The short story remains a crucial - if neglected - part of British literary heritage. This accessible and up-to-date critical overview maps out the main strands and figures that shaped the British short story and novella from the 1850s to the present. It offers new readings of both classic and forgotten texts in a clear, jargon-free way.

Contents

IntroductionVictorian and Edwardian Short Story.- Victorian Sensations: Supernatural and Weird Tales.- New Woman Short Stories.- Imperial Adventures and Colonial Tales.- PART II.- Introducing the Twentieth-Century Short Story.- The Short Story and the Great War.- Experiment and Continuity: The Modernist Short Story.- The Short Story and Genre Fiction: The Strange Case of the Same Old, Same Old Story.- PART III.- 1945 and After: An Introduction to the Post-war Short Story.- Women's Stories, 1940s to the Present.- Multiculturalism and Relationships: The British Short Story Today.- Bibliography.