ENG215H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Michael Crummey, Frank Davey, Elizabeth Bowen
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Short story de nitions an theories & michael crummey bread . Short ction is not economical? doesn"t sell as well as novels, readers familiar with reading unrelates short stories. Po, 19th cent american writer, critical theorist of the short story. 1846 de ned the short story, the prose tale. A narrative to be read at one sitting, 30 mins to 2hrs, limited o a certain unique or single e ect to which each detail is subordinate. Emphasized it prescriptive and descriptive qualities, limited restricted reduced minimized. Moore"s language is full of possibility. transformational change. Po was only representative of the many theorists who used limited language about the short story. Placed an emphasis on the trait of unity and singleness. Elizabeth bowen, and angloirish writer. in 1936 takes on the job of writing introduction to one of the favoured books of short stories. appraisal of the short story genre.
