British Short Fiction in the Early Nineteenth Century: The Rise of the TaleRoutledge, 23.05.2016 - 200 Seiten In spite of the importance of the idea of the 'tale' within Romantic-era literature, short fiction of the period has received little attention from critics. Contextualizing British short fiction within the broader framework of early nineteenth-century print culture, Tim Killick argues that authors and publishers sought to present short fiction in book-length volumes as a way of competing with the novel as a legitimate and prestigious genre. Beginning with an overview of the development of short fiction through the late eighteenth century and analysis of the publishing conditions for the genre, including its appearance in magazines and annuals, Killick shows how Washington Irving's hugely popular collections set the stage for British writers. Subsequent chapters consider the stories and sketches of writers as diverse as Mary Russell Mitford and James Hogg, as well as didactic short fiction by authors such as Hannah More, Maria Edgeworth, and Amelia Opie. His book makes a convincing case for the evolution of short fiction into a self-conscious, intentionally modern form, with its own techniques and imperatives, separate from those of the novel. |
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... English – History and criticism 2. English fiction – 19th century – History and criticism 3. Short story 4. Literary form – History – 19th century I. Title 823'.0109 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Killick, Tim ...
... English – History and criticism 2. English fiction – 19th century – History and criticism 3. Short story 4. Literary form – History – 19th century I. Title 823'.0109 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Killick, Tim ...
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... English, 43 (2004). Material now incorporated into Chapter 4 has appeared as 'Hogg and the Collection of Short Fiction in the 1820s' in Studies in Hogg and His World, 15 (2004) and as 'Truth, Imagination and Tradition: Allan Cunningham ...
... English, 43 (2004). Material now incorporated into Chapter 4 has appeared as 'Hogg and the Collection of Short Fiction in the 1820s' in Studies in Hogg and His World, 15 (2004) and as 'Truth, Imagination and Tradition: Allan Cunningham ...
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... 1 T.O. Beachcroft, The Modest Art: A Survey of the Short Story in English (London: Oxford University Press, 1968), pp. 94, 88. credibility of short fiction was by no means established. Consequently,. Introduction. Introduction.
... 1 T.O. Beachcroft, The Modest Art: A Survey of the Short Story in English (London: Oxford University Press, 1968), pp. 94, 88. credibility of short fiction was by no means established. Consequently,. Introduction. Introduction.
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... English and Scottish Peasantry (both 1822). The conclusion to this book draws together the various historical strands examined in the course of the previous chapters by looking briefly ahead to the 1830s and the arrival of Dickens's ...
... English and Scottish Peasantry (both 1822). The conclusion to this book draws together the various historical strands examined in the course of the previous chapters by looking briefly ahead to the 1830s and the arrival of Dickens's ...
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... English writers during the entire nineteenth century as 'virtually negligible'.1 T.O. Beachcroft's analysis of the Romantic period is limited to the merits of three female authors (Hannah More, Maria Edgeworth, and Mary Russell Mitford) ...
... English writers during the entire nineteenth century as 'virtually negligible'.1 T.O. Beachcroft's analysis of the Romantic period is limited to the merits of three female authors (Hannah More, Maria Edgeworth, and Mary Russell Mitford) ...
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Geoffrey Crayon and the Market for Short Fiction | 39 |
Women Writers Morality and Short Fiction | 73 |
Local Stories and Traditional Forms | 117 |
Short Fiction in the 1830s | 157 |
Bibliography | 165 |
Index | 189 |
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