Katherine Mansfield and the Art of the Short Story

Inbunden, Engelska, 2014

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This volume offers an introductory overview to the short stories of Katherine Mansfield, discussing a wide range of her most famous stories from different viewpoints. The book elaborates on Mansfield's themes and techniques, thereby guiding the reader - via close textual analysis - to an understanding of the author's modernist techniques.

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Utgivningsdatum2014-12-22
Mått140 x 216 x 12 mm
Vikt280 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor101
Upplaga2015
FörlagPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN9781137483874

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Gerri Kimber is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Northampton, UK, co-editor of Katherine Mansfield Studies, and Chair of the Katherine Mansfield Society. She is the deviser and Series Editor of the four-volume Edinburgh Edition of the Collected Works of Katherine Mansfield (2012-16), and the author of Katherine Mansfield: The View from France (2008), Celebrating Katherine Mansfield (2011) and, with Janka Kascakova, Katherine Mansfield and Continental Europe (2015).

Introduction 1. Mansfield as Innovator of the Modernist Short Story 2. Mansfield as Innovator of the Modernist Short Story 3. Mansfield's Personal Aesthetic Philosophy 4. Narrative Technique 5. The 'Nouvelle-Instant' 6. The Epiphanic Moment 7. The Use of Literary Impressionism 8. The Incorporation of Symbolism 9. Sexuality as a Theme 10. Feminist Issues 11. Relationships 12. Portrayal of Children 13. The Use of Humour 14. Sun, Moon and Sea Imagery 15. War and Death 16. Mansfield in Detail Bibliography Index