Reality in the Modern Short Story
Charles E. May
Abstract
Charles E. May
Abstract
Opens with an overview of the origins of the short story before moving into an examination of realism in twentieth-century short fiction. Focusing on “Big Two-Hearted River” and “Hills Like White Elephants,” May examines Hemingway’s use of omission and metonymic details to express inner reality.
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Opens with an overview of the origins of the short story before moving into an examination of realism in twentieth-century short fiction. Focusing on “Big Two-Hearted River” and “Hills Like White Elephants,” May examines Hemingway’s use of omission and metonymic details to express inner reality.
Key concepts: Novella, Literature, Romance, Legend, Realism, Art, Feeling, Philosophy