Edward J. O'Brien and his role in the rise of the American short story in the 1920s and 1930s
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書誌事項
Edward J. O'Brien and his role in the rise of the American short story in the 1920s and 1930s
（Studies in American literature, v. 46）
Edwin Mellen Press, 2001
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注記
Includes bibliographical references and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
This biography provides a balanced assessment of the true achievement of this complex and work-driven personality, who played an essential role as a discerning editor at a time when the short story scene in America was undergoing a radical evolution. In April 1916, Edward J. O'Brien published "The Best Short Stories of 1915", which proved to be the first of the series of annual anthologies of the short stories he considered the cream of those appearing in US magazines during the preceding 12 months. It continued under his guidance until the 1941 volume published posthumously in his name. In the eyes of many young writers -Sherwood Anderson, Ernest Hemingway and William Saroyan, for example - he became regarded as a respected authority, providing them with encouragement and inspiration by reprinting their stories in his anthologies. He loyally supported the so-called "little" magazines and was instrumental in drawing the attention of both readers and writers to their existence. In Oxford, he co-edited the short-lived "New Stories" as an anticipated British equivalent of "Story".
目次
Foreword xi Preface xix Acknowledgments xxiii Chapter 1: Childhood (1890-1906) 1 Chapter 2: Literary Beginnings (1906-1909) 17 Chapter 3: The Celtic Influence (1909-1912) 31 Chapter 4: The Literary Life (1912-1916) 49 Chapter 5: Anthologist, Poet, Critic, Translator, and Editor (1916-1919) 89 Chapter 6: The Old World and the Three Musketeers (1919-1923) 123 Chapter 7: Romer (1923-1925) 171 Chapter 8: London (1925-1927) 215 Chapter 9: Switzerland: The Long Nightmare (1927-1930) 237 Chapter 10: Whit, Martha and Story Magazine (1930-1932) 267 Chapter 11: Ruth: New Beginnings (1932-1933) 303 Chapter 12: New Stories and Hard Times (1933-1934) 337 Chapter 13: American Tours and Death of New Stories (1934-1936) 363 Chapter 14: Hitting the Big Time (1936-1937) 401 Chapter 15: MGM's European Story Editor (1937-1939) 453 Chapter 16: War and Death (1939-1941) 489 Chapter 17: Afterword 507 Notes 521 Selected Bibliography 557 Index 573
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