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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... oral history of the tale and which tends towards social observation while adhering more fully to realist conventions. There are several contending historical moments for this epoch in story-writing. Wendell Harris argues for the ...
... oral history of the tale and which tends towards social observation while adhering more fully to realist conventions. There are several contending historical moments for this epoch in story-writing. Wendell Harris argues for the ...
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... oral narratives in Hogg's short fiction, for example, often strongly oppose those contained in Lyrical Ballads, and are part of a world 8 Charles E. May, The Short Story: The Reality of Artifice (New York: Twayne, 1995), p. 5. in which ...
... oral narratives in Hogg's short fiction, for example, often strongly oppose those contained in Lyrical Ballads, and are part of a world 8 Charles E. May, The Short Story: The Reality of Artifice (New York: Twayne, 1995), p. 5. in which ...
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... oral and, later, in written form, and critical attempts to pinpoint the 'first' short story inevitably invite the challenge of unearthing an even earlier point of origin. I do not wish here to attempt any comprehensive historical survey ...
... oral and, later, in written form, and critical attempts to pinpoint the 'first' short story inevitably invite the challenge of unearthing an even earlier point of origin. I do not wish here to attempt any comprehensive historical survey ...
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... oral tales could function when transferred to the unfamiliar medium of the printed page. The influence of Tieck and Hoffmann in Britain was not fully established until the 1820s, following the publication of translations of their tales ...
... oral tales could function when transferred to the unfamiliar medium of the printed page. The influence of Tieck and Hoffmann in Britain was not fully established until the 1820s, following the publication of translations of their tales ...
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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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