The Modern Short Story and Magazine Culture, 1880-1950

This collection of original essays highlights the intertwined fates of the modern short story and periodical culture in the period 1880–1950, the heyday of magazine short fiction in Britain.
Explores the relationship between magazine culture and the development of the modern short story form in BritainForegrounds the role of magazine culture in the development of the modern short story formAnalyses a wide range of publications, from standard illustrated popular magazines to avant-garde little magazinesSheds new light on well-known publications and examines others that are as yet obscure or understudiedExplores the impact of social and publishing networks on the production, dissemination and reception of short storiesHelps recover neglected writers/editors and cast new light on more canonical onesThis collection of original essays highlights the intertwined fates of the modern short story and periodical culture in the period 1880 1950, the heyday of magazine short fiction in Britain. Through case studies that focus on particular magazines, short stories and authors, chapters investigate the presence, status and functioning of short stories within a variety of periodical publications highbrow and popular, mainstream and specialised, middlebrow and avant-garde. Examining the impact of social and publishing networks on the production, dissemination and reception of short stories, it foregrounds the ways in which magazines and periodicals shaped conversations about the short story form and prompted or provoked writers into developing the genre.

Contributor: Elke D'hoker (Edited by), Chris Mourant (Edited by)

Pages: 352

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