The contemporary American short-story cycle
Subtitle: the ethnic resonance of genre
By: James Nagel.
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Baton Rouge
Language: eng
Number of pages: 297
Subjects: American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.; Short stories, American -- History and criticism.; American fiction -- Minority authors -- History and criticism.; Literary form -- History -- 20th century.; Cycles (Literature); Ethnicity in literature.; Ethnic groups in literature.
Description: "The short-story cycle - a literary genre as ancient as A Thousand and One Nights and as modern as James Joyce's Dubliners - has rapidly ascended over the last twenty years to become one of the dominant forms in American fiction.

Most scholars and book reviewers, however, lack awareness of the short-story cycle's rich legacy and consistently misconstrue new works of the genre as "novels." James Nagel offers the first systematic history and definition of the story cycle as exemplified in contemporary American fiction, bringing attention to the format's wide appeal among various ethnic groups. As Nagel admirably demonstrates, an understanding of form is crucial to apprehending a work itself."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-290) and index.