Death In The Woods Other Tales

Author : Sherwood Anderson
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017-12-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788027235100

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Death in the Woods & Other Tales by Sherwood Anderson Pdf

The title story in this collection, 'Death in the Woods', first published in 1933, is widely regarded as a masterpiece. The narrator looks back at an incident in his childhood where an old woman dies in the cold - in life she was destined to feed those around her, after her death, he feeds from her too. The narrator, looking back, tries to organize his memories and create a meaning and beauty out of them. Rather than remembering an aged woman, he remembers a beautiful, "statuesque" and almost marble figure. The last story is about a dysfunctional family who experiences death in various ways - a potential physical death of a son and a rather more serious death that is not physical. It reflects on family relationships and how "enemies" among the family constantly occur, for example, a mother-daughter or father-son enmity. Sherwood Anderson (1876 – 1941) was an American novelist and short story writer, known for subjective and self-revealing works. Anderson published several short story collections, novels, memoirs, books of essays, and a book of poetry.

Author : Ellen Wood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:591068126

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A race for life and other tales [by E. Wood?]. by Ellen Wood Pdf

Author : Jennifer Carol Cook
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780415978354

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Machine and Metaphor by Jennifer Carol Cook Pdf

First Published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Robert Dunne
Publisher : Kent State University Press
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0873388275

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A New Book of the Grotesques by Robert Dunne Pdf

Sherwood Anderson, remembered chiefly as a writer of short stories about life in the Midwest at the turn of the century, was acknowledged as an innovator of the short story form. This book looks at Anderson's early fiction from contemporary interpretative methodologies, particularly from poststructuralist approaches.

Author : F. M. P.
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1867
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NLS:V000653127

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The Wood-cart, and Other Tales of the South of France by F. M. P. Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1936
Category : Short stories
ISBN : UFL:31262074531673

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Index to Short Stories by Anonim Pdf

Author : Barbara J. Suwyn
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1997-09-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780313069932

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The Magic Egg and Other Tales from Ukraine by Barbara J. Suwyn Pdf

Discover Ukraine's long and fascinating history, its rich folk literature, and its deep cultural roots. A historical overview and an introduction to Ukrainian folk literature are followed by 33 traditional tales-humorous animal tales, instructive fables, how and why stories, heroic legends, and even spooky tales. Ukraine, a country that was for years forgotten, has recently emerged from the shadows of the former Soviet Union to take its place on the world stage. This unique collection of stories introduces readers to Ukraine's long and fascinating history, its rich folk literature, and its deep cultural roots. A historical overview and an introduction to Ukrainian folk literature are followed by 33 traditional tales-humorous animal tales, instructive fables, how and why stories, heroic legends, and even spooky tales. Color plates and line drawings illustrate elements from the stories and show readers some of the landscape, architecture, and folk arts of Ukraine. A great source for read-alouds and student reports, this book is a wonderful addition to the school or public library collection. With the recent influx of immigrants from Ukraine, renewed interest in this part of the world, and the country's increased visibility in international politics, this book will be a valuable resource for school and public

Author : John Earl Bassett
Publisher : Susquehanna University Press
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1575911027

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Sherwood Anderson by John Earl Bassett Pdf

Sherwood Anderson: An American Career is the first critical introduction to this important Midwestern and American writer in over a quarter century. While reevaluating the accomplishments in Winesburg, Ohio and Anderson's other novels and short stories, it pays more attention to his non-fictional, autobiographical, and journalistic writing than do previous studies. It draws on unpublished manuscripts in the Newberry Library Anderson papers that shed new light on a prolific career, manuscripts such as Talbott Whittingham and An Ohio Paper.

Author : Hans Christian Andersen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1860
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590020854

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The sand-hills of Jutland [and 17 other tales, tr. by A.S. Bushby]. by Hans Christian Andersen Pdf

Author : Marilyn Sutton
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780802047441

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Chaucer's Pardoner's Prologue and Tale by Marilyn Sutton Pdf

The Chaucer Bibliography series aims to provide annotated bibliographies for all of Chaucer's work. This book summarizes 20th-century commentaries on Chaucer's "Pardoner's Prologue" and "Tale."

Author : Mrs. Henry Wood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : Electronic
ISBN : CORNELL:31924013573393

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A Tale of Sin and Other Tales by Mrs. Henry Wood Pdf

Author : Heinrich Zschokke,Louis Strack
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2024-04-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783368875633

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The Fool of the Nineteenth Century; and Other Tales by Heinrich Zschokke,Louis Strack Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1845.

Author : Jan Pinkerton,Randolph H. Hudson
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : American literature
ISBN : 9781438109145

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Encyclopedia of the Chicago Literary Renaissance by Jan Pinkerton,Randolph H. Hudson Pdf

The Chicago Renaissance began in the early 1900s and lasted until approximately 1930. The leading writers of the period, including Theodore Dreiser ("Sister Carrie)

Author : George Soane
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1012 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1843
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590923880

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The last ball, and other tales by George Soane Pdf

Author : Charles May
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-14
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781136747885

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The Short Story by Charles May Pdf

The short story is one of the most difficult types of prose to write and one of the most pleasurable to read. From Boccaccio's Decameron to The Collected Stories of Reynolds Price, Charles May gives us an understanding of the history and structure of this demanding form of fiction. Beginning with a general history of the genre, he moves on to focus on the nineteenth-century when the modern short story began to come into focus. From there he moves on to later nineteenth-century realism and early twentieth-century formalism and finally to the modern renaissance of the form that shows no signs of abating. A chronology of significant events, works and figures from the genre's history, notes and references and an extensive bibliographic essay with recommended reading round out the volume.