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Reality in the Modern Short Story

Charles E. May

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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.

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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.

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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

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