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T1 Sobre los Orígenes del Cuento Norteamericano
A1 Broncano Rodriguez, Manuel
K1 Historia de América
K1 America-History
K1 Filología
K1 Philology
AB The U.S. predilection for writing short stories is analysed through a series ofsocioeconomlc and cultural factors which acknowledge them as a "genuine"American genre. Previous to the Civl War, the writer had to turn to short stories asa means of gathering the experiences of an isolated population who laked a well developed social system. The non-existence of an International copywright law tocontrol the rights of publications made editors publish English literature or European literature translated because it was less expensive. The extensive periodicalpublications of magazines and annuals became the only means of publication for thelocal writers: without this market, short stories would have probably never flourished.After the Civil War, the new period of high economic activity left people little leisuretime therefore favouring the reading of complete stories rather than serials. Thepuritan religious mentality lead to a significant delay of the birth of the novel. Short stories, on the other hand, were a valuable means to illustrate moral teachings, they were written for protestant ethic purposes.
PB Universidad de Alcalá de Henares. Servicio de Publicaciones
YR 1992
FD 1992
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10017/4829
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10017/4829
LA spa
DS MINDS@UW
RD 10-dic-2023