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The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story
Author: The Best Short Stories of 1919
Author: Edward Joseph Harrington O'BrienPublisher:
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Category : Short stories, American
Languages : en
Pages : 440
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The Best Short Stories of 1919
Author: Edward Joseph O'BrienPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780364167274
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Languages : en
Pages : 436
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Excerpt from The Best Short Stories of 1919: And the Yearbook of the American Short Story There is nothing more horrible than a physically ma ture body moved by a childish mind. And if the average American production repels the sensitive American reader the reason is that he is witnessing just this condition. The American is aware of the individual and social prob lems which inspire the current literatures Of Europe. He is conscious Of the conflicts Of family and sex, Of the contrasts Of poverty and wealth. Of such stuff, also, are his books. Their body is mature: but their mental and spiritual motivation remains infantile. At once, it is reduced to an abortive simplification whereby the real ity is maimed, the reader's wish fulfilled as it could only be in fairyland. But the fairyland is missing: the sweet moods Of fairyland have withered in the arid sophistica tions Of American life. And yet the authors Of this sortrof book are hailed as realists, their work is acclaimed as social criticism and American interpretation. And when at times a solitary voice emerges with the truth, its message is attacked as morbid and a lie'. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story
Author: VariousPublisher: Prabhat Prakashan
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 393
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The Best Short Stories 1919
Author: Edward Joseph Harrington O'BrienPublisher:
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Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 414
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The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story
Author: Edward Joseph Harrington O'BrienPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781721868803
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Languages : en
Pages : 170
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The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story by Edward Joseph Harrington O'Brien INTRODUCTION I should like to take the text for my remarks this year on the American Short Story from that notable volume of criticism, "Our America" by Waldo Frank. For the past year, it has been a source of much questioning to me to determine why American fiction, as well as the other arts, fails so conspicuously in presenting a national soul, why it fails to measure sincerely the heights and depths of our aspirations and failures as a nation, and why it lacks the vital élan which is so characteristic of other literatures. We know, of course, that we are present at the birth of a new national consciousness in our people, but why is it that this national consciousness seems so tangled in evasion of reality and in deep inhibitions that stultify it? Mr. Frank suggests for the first time the root of the cancer, and like a skilful surgeon points out how it may be healed. His book is the first courageous diagnosis of our weakness, and I think that the attentive and honest reader will not feel that he is unduly harsh or spiritually alienated from us. Briefly put, he finds that our failure lies in not distinguishing between idealism in itself and idealization of ourselves. We regard a man who challenges our self righteousness and self admiration as an enemy of the people. What we call our idealism is rooted in materialism and the goal we set ourselves virtuously is a goal of material comfort for ourselves, and, that once attained, perhaps also for others. "No American can hope to run a journal, win public office, successfully advertise a soap or write a popular novel who does not insist upon the idealistic basis of his country. A peculiar sort of ethical rapture has earned the term American.... And the reason is probably at least in part the fact that no land has ever sprung so nakedly as ours from a direct and consciously material impulse...." We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
The Best Short Stories Of 1919
Author: VariousPublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781508624042
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272
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This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.
The Best Short Stories of 1919
Author: Edward Joseph Harrington O'BrienPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781017912067
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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American Fiction, 1901-1925
Author: Geoffrey D. SmithPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521434690
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 1064
Book Description
A 1997 bibliography of American fiction from 1901-1925.
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