The Secular Visionaries

Aestheticism and New Zealand Short Fiction in the Twentieth Century
Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-90-420-3184-5
Verlag: Brill | Rodopi

Buch, Englisch, Band 186, 283 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 463 g

Reihe: Costerus New Series

This retrospective study examines short fiction in the context of stylistic tradition in New Zealand’s literary history. By exploring the extent to which the major exponents of twentieth-century short fiction extend the traditions of realism and impressionism as initiated by Katherine Mansfield and Frank Sargeson, this study embraces the stylistic diversity of twentieth-century New Zealand short fiction in both Pakeha and Maori traditions.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Englische Literatur Postkoloniale Literaturen in Englisch, Englische Literatur außerhalb Europas

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Frank Sargeson (1903-1982): “Gold and Quick Silver in the Hollows”
Maurice Duggan (1922-1974): “Exegesis to His Cryptic Utterance”
Janet Frame (1924-2004) “You Don’t Really Believe in Categories Like That, Do You?”
Patricia Grace (1937-): “It’s High and Holy Work”
Owen Marshall (1941-): “There’s No Distinction Between Fact and Fiction in the Land of Living Death”
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index