British Short Fiction in the Early Nineteenth Century: The by Tim Killick

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By Tim Killick

inspite of the significance of the assumption of the 'tale' inside Romantic-era literature, brief fiction of the interval has got little awareness from critics. Contextualizing British brief fiction in the broader framework of early nineteenth-century print tradition, Tim Killick argues that authors and publishers sought to offer brief fiction in book-length volumes as a fashion of competing with the radical as a valid and prestigious style. starting with an summary of the improvement of brief fiction throughout the overdue eighteenth century and research of the publishing stipulations for the style, together with its visual appeal in magazines and annuals, Killick exhibits how Washington Irving's highly renowned collections set the degree for British writers. next chapters examine the tales and sketches of writers as assorted as Mary Russell Mitford and James Hogg, in addition to didactic brief fiction via authors similar to Hannah extra, Maria Edgeworth, and Amelia Opie. His publication makes a powerful case for the evolution of brief fiction right into a self-conscious, deliberately glossy shape, with its personal innovations and imperatives, break free these of the novel.

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