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This volume offers an introductory overview to the short stories of Katherine Mansfield, discussing a wide range of her most famous stories from different viewpoints. The book elaborates on Mansfield's themes and techniques, thereby guiding the reader - via close textual analysis - to an understanding of the author's modernist techniques.

Katherine Mansfield and the Art of the Short Story

Introduction 1. Mansfield as Innovator of the Modernist Short Story 2. Mansfield as Innovator of the Modernist Short Story 3. Mansfield's Personal Aesthetic Philosophy 4. Narrative Technique 5. The 'Nouvelle-Instant' 6. The Epiphanic Moment 7. The Use of Literary Impressionism 8. The Incorporation of Symbolism 9. Sexuality as a Theme 10. Feminist Issues 11. Relationships 12. Portrayal of Children 13. The Use of Humour 14. Sun, Moon and Sea Imagery 15. War and Death 16. Mansfield in Detail Bibliography Index