Selected Short Stories of William Dean Howells - Couverture souple

Howells, W. D.

 
9780821411940: Selected Short Stories of William Dean Howells
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0821411942 ISBN 13 : 9780821411940
Editeur : Ohio University Press, 1992

Synopsis

The short stories of Ohio-born William Dean Howells (1837-1920), the leading figure in American realism, have been largely unknown to the reading public, at least partly because of their general unavailability and because of the difficulties of identifying, among Howells's voluminous short writings, those that are clearly short stories.

Selected Short Stories of William Dean Howells includes the full texts of thirteen of Howells's short stories, each preceded by a thorough critical analysis, and an annotated short story list, identifying and discussing all of Howells's short stories.

His stories, often in surprisingly comic and fresh ways, explore the slippery nature of perception, the variance between the ethical and the aesthetic points of view, the benefits and hazards of the creative imagination, and the requirements and responsibilities of personal morality.

More than his novels or other writings, Howells's late stories reveal his fascination with psychology and his interest in psychic phenomena. These forgotten stories expose a side of Howells unknown even to many Americanists.

Conversely, the early stories are invaluable in revealing his development as a writer and his concern, even at an early age, with themes that permeate the entire Howells canon.

Taken as a group, this carefully edited selection of short stories provides a complete and manageable overview of the artistic and moral concerns of William Dean Howells and the span and evolution of his contribution to this genre.

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À propos de l'auteur

Ruth Bardon, who was educated at Swarthmore College, the Writers Workshop at the University of Iowa, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, now lives in Durham, North Carolina.

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Éditeur
Ohio University Press
Date d'édition
1992
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0821411942
ISBN 13 
9780821411940
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
280
Éditeur
Bardon Ruth
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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9780821411933: Selected Short Stories of William Dean Howells

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ISBN 10 :  0821411934 ISBN 13 :  9780821411933
Editeur : Ohio University Press, 1992
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