Katherine Mansfield and the Art of the Short Story
Author:   Gerri Kimber
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:  

9781137483874


Pages:   101
Publication Date:   22 December 2014
Format:   Hardback
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This volume offers an introductory overview to the short stories of Katherine Mansfield, discussing a wide range of her most famous stories from different viewpoints. The book elaborates on Mansfield's themes and techniques, thereby guiding the reader - via close textual analysis - to an understanding of the author's modernist techniques.

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Author:   Gerri Kimber
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Pivot
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.297kg
ISBN:  

9781137483874


ISBN 10:   1137483873
Pages:   101
Publication Date:   22 December 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Mansfield as Innovator of the Modernist Short Story 2. Mansfield as Innovator of the Modernist Short Story 3. Mansfield's Personal Aesthetic Philosophy 4. Narrative Technique 5. The 'Nouvelle-Instant' 6. The Epiphanic Moment 7. The Use of Literary Impressionism 8. The Incorporation of Symbolism 9. Sexuality as a Theme 10. Feminist Issues 11. Relationships 12. Portrayal of Children 13. The Use of Humour 14. Sun, Moon and Sea Imagery 15. War and Death 16. Mansfield in Detail Bibliography Index

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Gerri Kimber is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Northampton, UK, co-editor of Katherine Mansfield Studies, and Chair of the Katherine Mansfield Society. She is the deviser and Series Editor of the four-volume Edinburgh Edition of the Collected Works of Katherine Mansfield (2012-16), and the author of Katherine Mansfield: The View from France (2008), Celebrating Katherine Mansfield (2011) and, with Janka Kascakova, Katherine Mansfield and Continental Europe (2015).

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