Nineteenth-Century French Short Story

<p>The 19th-Century French Short Story by eminent scholar Allan H. Pasco seeks to offer a more comprehensive view of the definition capabilities and aims of short stories. The book examines general instances of the genre specifically in 19th-century France by recognizing their cultural context demonstrating how close analysis of texts effectively communicates their artistry and arguing for a distinction between middling and great short stories. Where previous studies have examined the writers of short stories individually <i>The 19th-Century French Short Story</i> takes a broader lens to the subject and looks at short story writers as they grapple with the artistic ethical and social concerns of their day. Making use of French short story masterpieces with reinforcing comparisons to works from other traditions this book offers the possibility of a more adequate appreciation of the under-valued short story genre.</p>