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The Narrative Modes: Techniques of the Short Story
A very simple four-point model for examining novels and short stories,based on the way in which writers employ narrative devices. `Deserves both attention and practical development.' THETIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
`Whatemerges is an understanding of the artfulness with whichmany short-story writers observe conventions only by stretching oreven breaking, them; we get a clear sense of the genre's dispositiontowards what are here called ``modal facades'', as well as of itsability to oppose the trends which are sometimes said to constituteliterary progress' . THE TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT
`Whatemerges is an understanding of the artfulness with whichmany short-story writers observe conventions only by stretching oreven breaking, them; we get a clear sense of the genre's dispositiontowards what are here called ``modal facades'', as well as of itsability to oppose the trends which are sometimes said to constituteliterary progress' . THE TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT
192 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1982
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