Screen LibraryA companion to the American short story
A Companion to the American Short Story traces the development of this versatile literary genre over the past 200 years.: Sets the short story in context, paying attention to the interaction of cultural forces and aesthetic principles; Contributes to the ongoing redefinition of the American canon, w...
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| Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Blackwell companions to literature and culture ;
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781444319910 |
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A Companion to the American Short Story traces the development of this versatile literary genre over the past 200 years.: Sets the short story in context, paying attention to the interaction of cultural forces and aesthetic principles; Contributes to the ongoing redefinition of the American canon, with close attention to the achievements of women writers as well as such important genres as the ghost story and detective fiction; Embraces diverse traditions including African-American, Jewish-American, Latino, Native-American, and regional short story writing; Includes a section focused on spec |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xiii, 519 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781444319910 (electronic bk.) 1444319914 (electronic bk.) |
| Index Number: | PS374 |
| CLC: | I712.074 |
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Front Matter -- The Nineteenth Century. The Emergence and Development of the American Short Story / Alfred Bendixen -- Poe and the American Short Story / Benjamin F Fisher -- A Guide to Melville's ₃Bartleby, the Scrivener₄ / Steven T Ryan -- Towards History and Beyond: Hawthorne and the American Short Story / Alfred Bendixen -- Charles W. Chesnutt and the Fictions of a ₃New₄ America / Charles Duncan -- Mark Twain and the American Comic Short Story / David E E Sloane -- New England Local-Color Literature: A Colonial Formation / Josephine Donovan -- Charlotte Perkins Gilman and the Fem A COMPANION TO THE AMERICAN SHORT STORY; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Acknowledgments; Part I: The Nineteenth Century; 1: The Emergence and Development of the American Short Story; 2: Poe and the American Short Story; 3: A Guide to Melville's "Bartleby, the Scrivener"; 4: Towards History and Beyond: Hawthorne and the American Short Story; 5: Charles W. Chesnutt and the Fictions of a "New" America; 6: Mark Twain and the American Comic Short Story; 7: New England Local-Color Literature: A Colonial Formation; 8: Charlotte Perkins Gilman and the Feminist Tradition of the American Short Story |