The Cambridge companion to the English short story

The Cambridge companion to the English short story / [edited by] Ann-Marie Einhaus.

This Companion provides an accessible overview of short fiction by writers from England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and other international sites. A collection of international experts examine the development of the short story in a variety of contexts from the early nineteenth century to the present...

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Other Authors: Einhaus, Ann-Marie (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Series:Cambridge companions to literature.
Subjects:
Short stories, English > History and criticism.
English fiction > 19th century > History and criticism.
English fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
English fiction > 21st century > History and criticism.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: Introduction Ann-Marie Einhaus; Part I. Contexts: 1. Writing and publishing the short story Paul March-Russell; 2. Social realism in the short story Anthony Patterson; 3. The short story and the anxieties of Empire Barbara Korte; 4. The short story, identity, space, and place David Malcolm; Part II. Periods: 5. Romantic short fiction David Stewart; 6. Victorian short stories John Plotz; 7. The short story in the early twentieth century Ann-Marie Einhaus; 8. Mid-twentieth-century stories Victoria Stewart; 9. The short story from postmodernism to the digital age Maebh Long; Part III. Genres: 10. Comic short fiction and its variety Kate Macdonald; 11. The detective short story Martin Priestman; 12. The gothic in short fiction Luke Thurston; 13. The British science fiction story Andrew M. Butler; 14. Microfiction Marc Botha.

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