Culture and Commerce of the American Short Story

Klappentext The Culture and Commerce of the Short Story is a cultural and historical account of the birth and development of the American short story from the time of Poe. Zusammenfassung The Culture and Commerce of the Short Story is a cultural and historical account of the birth and development of the American short story from the time of Poe. It describes how America - through political movements! changes in education! magazine editorial policy and the work of certain individuals - built the short story as an image of itself Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations; Preface; Introduction; 1. Poe's magazine; 2. The land of definition; 3. Edith Wharton: the muse's strategy; 4. Handbooks and workshops: a brief history of the creative writing 'revolution'; 5. Back home again: Bobbie Ann Mason's 'Shiloh'; Postscript: Iowa city; Notes; Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Levy Andrew, Andrew Levy
• Con la collaborazione di: Albert Gelpi (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 24.09.1993
• EAN: 9780521440578
• ISBN: 978-0-521-44057-8
• Pagine: 180
• Serie: Contemporary Artists and Their
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica inglese