The Classic Short Story, 1870-1925 : Theory of a Genre
The ability to construct a nuanced narrative or complex character in the constrained form of the short story has sometimes been seen as the ultimate test of an author's creativity. Yet during the time when the short story was at its most popular-the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries-even...
Αποθηκεύτηκε σε:
| Κύριος συγγραφέας: | |
|---|---|
| Μορφή: | Online |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
| Έκδοση: |
Open Book Publishers
2021
|
| Θέματα: | |
| Διαθέσιμο Online: | 40528 |
| Ετικέτες: |
Δεν υπάρχουν, Καταχωρήστε ετικέτα πρώτοι!
|
| _version_ | 1869527564190482432 |
|---|---|
| author | Florence Goyet |
| author_browse | Florence Goyet |
| author_facet | Florence Goyet |
| author_sort | Florence Goyet |
| collection | Directory of Open Access Books |
| description | The ability to construct a nuanced narrative or complex character in the constrained form of the short story has sometimes been seen as the ultimate test of an author's creativity. Yet during the time when the short story was at its most popular-the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries-even the greatest writers followed strict generic conventions that were far from subtle. This expanded and updated translation of Florence Goyet's influential La Nouvelle, 1870-1925: Description d'un genre à son apogée (Paris, 1993) is the only study to focus exclusively on this classic period across different continents. Ranging through French, English, Italian, Russian and Japanese writing-particularly the stories of Guy de Maupassant, Henry James, Giovanni Verga, Anton Chekhov and Akutagàwa Ryünosuke-Goyet shows that these authors were able tocreate brilliant and successful short stories using the very simple 'tools of brevity' of that period. ln this challenging and far-reaching study, Goyet looks at classic short stories in the context in which they were read at the time: cheap newspapers and higher-end periodicills. She demonstrates that, despite the apparent intention of these stories to question bourgeois ideals, they mostly affirmed the prejudices of their readers. ln doing so, her book forces us to re-think our preconceptions about this 'forgotten' genre. |
| format | Online |
| id | doab-20.500.12854ir-43332 |
| institution | Directory of Open Access Books |
| language | eng |
| publishDate | 2021 |
| publishDateRange | 2021 |
| publishDateSort | 2021 |
| publisher | Open Book Publishers |
| publisherStr | Open Book Publishers |
| record_format | ojs |
| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-433322024-03-24T21:07:48Z The Classic Short Story, 1870-1925 : Theory of a Genre Florence Goyet PN1-6790 literary theory written literature short story thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies The ability to construct a nuanced narrative or complex character in the constrained form of the short story has sometimes been seen as the ultimate test of an author's creativity. Yet during the time when the short story was at its most popular-the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries-even the greatest writers followed strict generic conventions that were far from subtle. This expanded and updated translation of Florence Goyet's influential La Nouvelle, 1870-1925: Description d'un genre à son apogée (Paris, 1993) is the only study to focus exclusively on this classic period across different continents. Ranging through French, English, Italian, Russian and Japanese writing-particularly the stories of Guy de Maupassant, Henry James, Giovanni Verga, Anton Chekhov and Akutagàwa Ryünosuke-Goyet shows that these authors were able tocreate brilliant and successful short stories using the very simple 'tools of brevity' of that period. ln this challenging and far-reaching study, Goyet looks at classic short stories in the context in which they were read at the time: cheap newspapers and higher-end periodicills. She demonstrates that, despite the apparent intention of these stories to question bourgeois ideals, they mostly affirmed the prejudices of their readers. ln doing so, her book forces us to re-think our preconceptions about this 'forgotten' genre. 2021-02-11T09:58:33Z 2021-02-11T09:58:33Z 2019-12-06 13:15:39 book 40528 9782821854079 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/43332 eng image/png Attribution 4.0 International http://books.openedition.org/obp/1464 Open Book Publishers b014b543-78bd-4c3b-bc71-b68e2ac855b9 9782821854079 open access |
| spellingShingle | PN1-6790 literary theory written literature short story thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies Florence Goyet The Classic Short Story, 1870-1925 : Theory of a Genre |
| title | The Classic Short Story, 1870-1925 : Theory of a Genre |
| title_full | The Classic Short Story, 1870-1925 : Theory of a Genre |
| title_fullStr | The Classic Short Story, 1870-1925 : Theory of a Genre |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Classic Short Story, 1870-1925 : Theory of a Genre |
| title_short | The Classic Short Story, 1870-1925 : Theory of a Genre |
| title_sort | classic short story 1870 1925 theory of a genre |
| topic | PN1-6790 literary theory written literature short story thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies |
| topic_facet | PN1-6790 literary theory written literature short story thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies |
| url | 40528 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT florencegoyet theclassicshortstory18701925theoryofagenre AT florencegoyet classicshortstory18701925theoryofagenre |