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The British and Irish Short Story Handbook
David Malcolm
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Description for The British and Irish Short Story Handbook
Paperback. The British and Irish Short Story Handbook guides readers through the development of the short story and the unique critical issues involved in discussions of short fiction. Series: Wiley Blackwell Literature Handbooks. Num Pages: 364 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
The British and Irish Short Story Handbook guides readers through the development of the short story and the unique critical issues involved in discussions of short fiction. It includes a wide-ranging analysis of non-canonical and non-realist writers as well as the major authors and their works, providing a comprehensive and much-needed appraisal of this area.
The British and Irish Short Story Handbook guides readers through the development of the short story and the unique critical issues involved in discussions of short fiction. It includes a wide-ranging analysis of non-canonical and non-realist writers as well as the major authors and their works, providing a comprehensive and much-needed appraisal of this area.
- Guides readers through the development of the short story and critical issues involved in discussions of short fiction
- Offers a detailed discussion of the range of genres in the British and Irish short story
- Includes extensive analysis of non-canonical writers, such as Hubert Crackanthorpe, Ella D’Arcy, ... Read more
- Provide a wide-ranging discussion of non-realist and experimental short stories
- Includes a large section on the British short story in the Second World War
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
364
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Wiley Blackwell Literature Handbooks
Condition
New
Number of Pages
364
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9781444330465
SKU
V9781444330465
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99-15
About David Malcolm
David Malcolm is Professor of English Literature at the University of Gdañsk. He is co-author (with Cheryl Alexander Malcolm) of Jean Rhys: A Study of the Short Fiction (1996), and author of Understanding Ian McEwan (2002), Understanding Graham Swift (2003) and Understanding John McGahern (2007). He is co-editor (with Cheryl Alexander Malcolm) of British and Irish Short-Fiction Writers, 1945-2000, Dictionary ... Read more
Reviews for The British and Irish Short Story Handbook
"Overall, The British and Irish Short Story Handbook will be a useful tool in the teaching of the short story at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Further, for scholars new to the field of short story criticism it is an accessible yet well-informed entry point. With the range of resources it offers and the succinct summaries it provides of key issues, ... Read more