British short fiction in the early nineteenth century : the rise of the tale / Tim Killick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Killick, Tim.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English fiction--19th century--History and criticism.

English fiction.

Literary form--History--19th century.

Literary form.

Short stories, English--History and criticism.

Short stories, English.

Short story.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Contextualizing British short fiction within the broader context of Romantic-era print culture, Tim Killick argues that authors such as Washington Irving, Mary Russell Mitford, and James Hogg championed the use of short fiction during a period predominantly associated with novel-writing and poetry. His book makes a convincing case for the evolution of short fiction into a self-conscious and modern genre, with its own techniques and imperatives, separate from those of the novel.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Overview: Short Fiction in the Early Nineteenth Century; 2 Washington Irving: Geoffrey Crayon and the Market for Short Fiction; 3 Improving Stories: Women Writers, Morality, and Short Fiction; 4 Regionalism and Folklore: Local Stories and Traditional Forms; Conclusion: Short Fiction in the 1830's; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-187) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-315-57029-7

1-317-17146-2

1-317-17145-4

1-281-79858-4

9786611798581

0-7546-8212-9

9781315570297

OCLC:

323471970