01718 a2200313 4500 1032091592 20250317100409.0 250312042021GB eng 9781032091594 Taylor & Francis GBP 42.99 BB 01 eng DSBF thema 1DDF bisac DSBF bic 1DDF bisac LCO000000 bisac LIT000000 bisac LIT004150 bisac LIT018000 bisac LIT024040 bisac 840.9007 bisac Allan Pasco Nineteenth-Century French Short Story Masterpieces in Miniature 1 Oxford Routledge 20210630 212 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, The 19th-Century French Short Story 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. 2135 2135