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The Short Story

Paperback • 2019 • 1. edition

The Short Story

By Ian Reid

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About the book

First published in 1977, this book examines the short story, which is one of the most widely read of all modern genres. The study begins by examining some preliminary problems of definition before going on to trace the emergence of what is usually meant by `the modern short story' and examine the various kinds of narrative from which it derives, such as the sketch, the yarn, Marchen, parable and fable. The final chapter considers the possibility that there are certain structural properties belon...Show more

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ISBN

9781138233737

Publisher

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published year

2019

Language

Edition

1

Original title

The Short Story

Format

Paperback

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