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The British Short Story

Emma Liggins (Author) , Andrew Maunder (Author) , Ruth Robbins (Author)
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The British Short Story

Emma Liggins (Author) , Andrew Maunder (Author) , Ruth Robbins (Author)
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The short story remains a crucial - if neglected - part of British literary heritage. This accessible and up-to-date critical overview maps out the main strands and figures that shaped the British short story and novella from the 1850s to the present. It offers new readings of both classic and forgotten texts in a clear, jargon-free way.

Table of Contents

Introduction: What is a Short Story?
PART I
Introducing the Victorian and Edwardian Short Story
Victorian Sensations: Supernatural and Weird Tales
New Woman Short Stories
Imperial Adventures and Colonial Tales
PART II
Introducing the Twentieth-Century Short Story
The Short Story and the Great War
Experiment and Continuity: The Modernist Short Story
The Short Story and Genre Fiction: The Strange Case of the Same Old, Same Old Story
PART III
1945 and After: An Introduction to the Post-war Short Story
Women's Stories, 1940s to the Present
Multiculturalism and Relationships: The British Short Story Today
Bibliography.

Product details

Published Mar 14 2017
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Extent 320
ISBN 9780230551701
Imprint Red Globe Press
Dimensions Not specified
Series Outlining Literature
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Emma Liggins

EMMA LIGGINS is Lecturer in Literature at Manchest…

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Andrew Maunder

ANDREW MAUNDER lectures in English Literature at t…

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Ruth Robbins

RUTH ROBBINS is Senior Lecturer in English Studies…

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