| The Cambridge History of the English Short Story Contributor(s): Head, Dominic (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1107167426 ISBN-13: 9781107167421 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $158.65 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 823.010 |
| LCCN: 2016017979 |
| Physical Information: 1.68" H x 6.41" W x 9.39" (2.30 lbs) 668 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Cambridge History of the English Short Story is the first comprehensive volume to capture the literary history of the English short story. Charting the origins and generic evolution of the English short story to the present day, and written by international experts in the field, this book covers numerous transnational and historical connections between writers, modes and forms of transmission. Suitable for English literature students and scholars of the English short story generally, it will become a standard work of reference in its field. |
Contributor Bio(s): Head, Dominic: - Dominic Head is Professor of Modern English Literature at the University of Nottingham, where he served as Head of School from 2007-10. He has written extensively on forms of literature and is author of The Modernist Short Story (Cambridge, 1992) and The Cambridge Introduction to Modern British Fiction, 1950-2000 (Cambridge, 2002), and editor of The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English, 3rd edition (Cambridge, 2006). |