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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... novels that dominate our understating of the fiction of the age. In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries short fiction derived great benefit from an increase in novel publication and from new kinds of novel-writing. When ...
... novels that dominate our understating of the fiction of the age. In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries short fiction derived great benefit from an increase in novel publication and from new kinds of novel-writing. When ...
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... novel. Many collections with popular foundations also pertained to a specific location, and are connected to the Romantic desire to bring together land, history, and nationality. After briefly outlining the extent of regional short ...
... novel. Many collections with popular foundations also pertained to a specific location, and are connected to the Romantic desire to bring together land, history, and nationality. After briefly outlining the extent of regional short ...
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... novel's concerns with psychological and social realism, as well as its broader desire for artistic and historical credibility. This shift is usually described in terms of a synthesis of two older short prose narrative forms: an ...
... novel's concerns with psychological and social realism, as well as its broader desire for artistic and historical credibility. This shift is usually described in terms of a synthesis of two older short prose narrative forms: an ...
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... novel since a tale could be read in one sitting and thus hold complete sway over the reader for its duration. Furthermore, according to Poe, a tale should be written with its 'unity of effect' uppermost in the author's mind at all times ...
... novel since a tale could be read in one sitting and thus hold complete sway over the reader for its duration. Furthermore, according to Poe, a tale should be written with its 'unity of effect' uppermost in the author's mind at all times ...
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... novel, and short fiction deserves an equally nuanced approach. Some Definitions Since the 1960s there has been a resurgence in the study of genre, and theories of the short story have been well represented. Recent criticism builds on ...
... novel, and short fiction deserves an equally nuanced approach. Some Definitions Since the 1960s there has been a resurgence in the study of genre, and theories of the short story have been well represented. Recent criticism builds on ...
Inhalt
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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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