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Type of bind: Library Type of bind
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.4
EAN num: 9781555535636
ISBN number: 1555535631
Label: Northeastern
Manufacturer: Northeastern
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 272
Printing Date: March 13, 2003
Publishing house: Northeastern
Sale Popularity Level: 2451046
Studio: Northeastern
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Brief Book Summary:
Most widely-known yesterday as the author of `The Morgesons' (1862), her very first of three novels, Elizabeth Stoddard was also a prolific writer of short stories, children's tales, poems, essays, travel writing, and journalism pieces.
This anthology now makes available for the very first time selections from Stoddard's too-long neglected literary production of short fiction. Originally published between 1859 and 1890 in such magazines as `Harper's Monthly,' `Harper's Bazaar,' and the `Atlantic Monthly,' the sixteen stories included here demonstrate the versatility of a fascinating writer who was one of the most original and unique voices in nineteenth-century American literature.
A pioneering predecessor of regionalist authors Mary Wilkins Freeman, Sarah Orne Jewett, and Kate Chopin, as well as a precursor of American modernism, Stoddard's writing is remarkable for its almost total lack of sentimentality, pervasive use of irony, psychological depth of richly drawn characters, intense atmospheric descriptions of New England, concise language, and innovative use of narrative voice and structure. Her investigation of relations between the sexes, a dominant focus of her fiction, analyzes emotions ranging from love and desire to disdain, aggression, and depression.
Grouped by thematic sections that represent the full scope of Stoddard's work in terms of tone, topic, and style, these complex and entertaining stories have lost none of their immediacy and freshness. This invaluable collection will reintroduce an overlooked yet major woman writer to a new generation of readers.
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