The Drama of the American Short Story, 1800-1865

The Drama of the American Short Story, 1800-1865
Author :
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Total Pages : 279
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780472122165
ISBN-13 : 0472122169
Rating : 4/5 (65 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Drama of the American Short Story, 1800-1865 by : Michael J. Collins

Download or read book The Drama of the American Short Story, 1800-1865 written by Michael J. Collins and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2016-10-20 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Drama of the American Short Story, 1800–1865 argues that to truly understand the short story form, one must look at how it was shaped by the lively, chaotic, and deeply politicized world of 19th-century transatlantic theater and performance culture. By resurrecting long-neglected theatrical influences on representative works of short fiction, Michael J. Collins demonstrates that it was the unruly culture of the stage that first energized this most significant of American art forms. Whether it was Washington Irving’s first job as theater critic, Melville’s politically controversial love of British drama, Alcott’s thwarted dreams of stage stardom, Poe and Lippard’s dramatizations of peculiarly bloodthirsty fraternity hazings, or Hawthorne’s fascination with automata, theater was a key imaginative site for the major pioneers of the American short story. The book shows how perspectives from theater studies, anthropology, and performance studies can enrich readings of the short-story form. Moving beyond arbitrary distinctions between performance and text, it suggests that this literature had a social life and was engaged with questions of circumatlantic and transnational culture. It suggests that the short story itself was never conceived as a nationalist literary form, but worked by mobilizing cosmopolitan connections and meanings. In so doing, the book resurrects a neglected history of American Federalism and its connections to British literary forms.


The Drama of the American Short Story, 1800-1865 Related Books

The Drama of the American Short Story, 1800-1865
Language: en
Pages: 279
Authors: Michael J. Collins
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-10-20 - Publisher: University of Michigan Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Drama of the American Short Story, 1800–1865 argues that to truly understand the short story form, one must look at how it was shaped by the lively, chaot
The Drama of the American Short Story, 1800-1865
Language: en
Pages: 279
Authors: Michael J. Collins
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-10-20 - Publisher: University of Michigan Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A new history of the origins of the American short story and its relationship to theatrical performance culture
Handbook of the American Short Story
Language: en
Pages: 712
Authors: Erik Redling
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-01-19 - Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The American short story has always been characterized by exciting aesthetic innovations and an immense range of topics. This handbook offers students and resea
Edinburgh Companion to the Short Story in English
Language: en
Pages: 401
Authors: Paul Delaney
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-11-27 - Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This collection explores the history and development of the anglophone short story since the beginning of the nineteenth century.
Writing the Nation: A Concise Introduction to American Literature 1865 to Present
Language: en
Pages: 743
Authors: Amy Berke
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-12-01 - Publisher: Good Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In 'Writing the Nation: A Concise Introduction to American Literature 1865 to Present,' editors Amy Berke, Robert Bleil, Jordan Cofer, and Doug Davis curate a c