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The contemporary American short-story cycle : the ethnic resonance of genre, James Nagel

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Summary
"The short-story cycle - a literary genre as ancient as A Thousand and One Nights and as modern as James Joyce's Dubliners - has rapidly ascended over the last twenty years to become one of the dominant forms in American fiction. Most scholars and book reviewers, however, lack awareness of the short-story cycle's rich legacy and consistently misconstrue new works of the genre as "novels." James Nagel offers the first systematic history and definition of the story cycle as exemplified in contemporary American fiction, bringing attention to the format's wide appeal among various ethnic groups. As Nagel admirably demonstrates, an understanding of form is crucial to apprehending a work itself."--Jacket
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xi, 297 pages
Contents
  • 5.
  • The nightmare of resonance : Tim O'Brien's The things they carried
  • 6.
  • Temporal inversion and incremental insight : Julia Alvarez's's How the García girls lost their accents
  • 7.
  • Generational identity and form : Amy Tan's The joy luck club
  • 8.
  • Vietnam redux : Robert Olen Butler's A good scent from a strange mountain
  • 1.
  • The ethnic resonance of genre : Louise Erdrich's Love medicine
  • 2.
  • Jamaica Kincaid's Annie John : genre and cultural duality
  • 3.
  • Susan Minot's Monkeys and the cycle paradigm
  • 4.
  • Sandra Cisneros's Cuentitos Latinos : The house on Mango Street
Isbn
9780807126608
Instance
Label
The contemporary American short-story cycle : the ethnic resonance of genre
Title
The contemporary American short-story cycle
Title remainder
the ethnic resonance of genre
Statement of responsibility
James Nagel
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"The short-story cycle - a literary genre as ancient as A Thousand and One Nights and as modern as James Joyce's Dubliners - has rapidly ascended over the last twenty years to become one of the dominant forms in American fiction. Most scholars and book reviewers, however, lack awareness of the short-story cycle's rich legacy and consistently misconstrue new works of the genre as "novels." James Nagel offers the first systematic history and definition of the story cycle as exemplified in contemporary American fiction, bringing attention to the format's wide appeal among various ethnic groups. As Nagel admirably demonstrates, an understanding of form is crucial to apprehending a work itself."--Jacket
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Nagel, James
Government publication
government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
Index
index present
LC call number
PS374.S5
LC item number
N34 2001
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • American fiction
  • Short stories, American
  • American fiction
  • Literary form
  • Cycles (Literature)
  • Ethnicity in literature
  • Ethnic groups in literature
  • Roman américain
  • Nouvelles américaines
  • Roman américain
  • Cycles (Littérature)
  • Genres littéraires
  • Ethnicité dans la littérature
  • Groupes ethniques dans la littérature
  • Korte verhalen
  • Amerikaans
  • Cycli (letterkunde)
  • Etnisch bewustzijn
  • Zyklus
  • Kurzgeschichte
  • American fiction
  • American fiction
  • Cycles (Literature)
  • Ethnic groups in literature
  • Ethnicity in literature
  • Literary form
  • Short stories, American
  • USA
Label
The contemporary American short-story cycle : the ethnic resonance of genre, James Nagel
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-290) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • 5.
  • The nightmare of resonance : Tim O'Brien's The things they carried
  • 6.
  • Temporal inversion and incremental insight : Julia Alvarez's's How the García girls lost their accents
  • 7.
  • Generational identity and form : Amy Tan's The joy luck club
  • 8.
  • Vietnam redux : Robert Olen Butler's A good scent from a strange mountain
  • 1.
  • The ethnic resonance of genre : Louise Erdrich's Love medicine
  • 2.
  • Jamaica Kincaid's Annie John : genre and cultural duality
  • 3.
  • Susan Minot's Monkeys and the cycle paradigm
  • 4.
  • Sandra Cisneros's Cuentitos Latinos : The house on Mango Street
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xi, 297 pages
Isbn
9780807126608
Lccn
00048654
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • (OCoLC)45122183
  • (OCoLC)ocm45122183
Label
The contemporary American short-story cycle : the ethnic resonance of genre, James Nagel
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-290) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • 5.
  • The nightmare of resonance : Tim O'Brien's The things they carried
  • 6.
  • Temporal inversion and incremental insight : Julia Alvarez's's How the García girls lost their accents
  • 7.
  • Generational identity and form : Amy Tan's The joy luck club
  • 8.
  • Vietnam redux : Robert Olen Butler's A good scent from a strange mountain
  • 1.
  • The ethnic resonance of genre : Louise Erdrich's Love medicine
  • 2.
  • Jamaica Kincaid's Annie John : genre and cultural duality
  • 3.
  • Susan Minot's Monkeys and the cycle paradigm
  • 4.
  • Sandra Cisneros's Cuentitos Latinos : The house on Mango Street
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xi, 297 pages
Isbn
9780807126608
Lccn
00048654
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • (OCoLC)45122183
  • (OCoLC)ocm45122183

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