304 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
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Throughout this text, Valerie Shaw addresses two key questions: 'What are the special satisfactions afforded by reading short stories?' and 'How are these satisfactions derived from each story's literary techniques and narrative strategies?'. She then attempts to answer these questions by drawing on stories from different periods and countries - by authors who were also great novelists, like Henry... Read more
Preface Acknowledgements 1. 'Only short stories': estimates and explanations 2. 'A wide margin for the wonderful': Robert Louis Stevenson 3. 'Artful' narration: from the sensation story to the scenic method 4. 'Artless' narration 5. 'Glanced at through a window': characterization 6. Places and communities 7. Subject-matter 8. 'The Splintering frame' Bibliography Index
Biography
Valerie Shaw
