短編小説 The Short Story : The Reality of Artifice (Genres in Context)

May, Charles

Routledge（2002/01発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 182 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780415938839
• DDC分類 809.31

基本説明

Begins by reaching back to Boxxaccio and Cervantes to find the short story's roots, then turns its focus to the nineteenth century.

Full Description

The short story is one of the most difficult types of prose to write and one of the most pleasurable to read. From Boccaccio's Decameron to The Collected Stories ofReynolds Price, Charles May gives us an understanding of the history and structure of this demanding form of fiction. Beginning with a general history of the genre, he moves on to focus on the nineteenth-century when the modern short story began to come into focus. From there he moves on to later nineteenth-century realism and early twentieth-century formalism and finally to the modern renaissance of the form that shows no signs of abating. A chronology of significant events, works and figures from the genre's history, notes and references and an extensive bibliographic essay with recommended reading round out the volume.

Contents

Preface Chronology Chapter One: Overview Chapter Two: Nineteenth-Century Beginnings Chapter Three: Nineteenth-Century Realism Chapter Four: Early-Twentieth-Century Formalism Chapter Five: Contemporary Renaissance Chapter Six: Bibliographic Essay Notes and References Recommended Titles Index