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- catalog abstract "The short stories of William Dean Howells have been largely unknown to the reading public, at least partly because of their general unavailability and because of the difficulties of identifying, among Howells's voluminous short writings, those that are clearly short stories. Selected Short Stories of William Dean Howells includes both the full texts of thirteen of Howells's stories, each preceded by a thorough critical analysis, and an annotated short story list identifying and discussing all of Howells's short stories. The book pays particular attention to the period after 1890, when Howells, both for personal and intellectual reasons, moved beyond realism to the fields of psychological realism and psychic romance. More than his novels or other writings, Howells's late stories reveal his fascination with psychology and his interest in psychic phenomena, especially those that seem to shed light on the question of immortality. These forgotten stories expose a side of Howells unknown to many Americanists.".
- catalog alternative "Short stories. Selections".
- catalog contributor b10442257.
- catalog contributor b10442258.
- catalog coverage "Europe Social life and customs Fiction.".
- catalog coverage "United States Social life and customs 19th century Fiction.".
- catalog coverage "United States Social life and customs 20th century Fiction.".
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description "A dream -- A romance of real life -- Incident -- Chritmas every day -- The magic of a voice -- A difficult case -- The angel of the Lord -- Editha -- The eidolons of Brooks Alford -- A memory that worked overtime -- The critical bookstore -- The pearl -- A tale untold.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-272).".
- catalog description "The short stories of William Dean Howells have been largely unknown to the reading public, at least partly because of their general unavailability and because of the difficulties of identifying, among Howells's voluminous short writings, those that are clearly short stories. Selected Short Stories of William Dean Howells includes both the full texts of thirteen of Howells's stories, each preceded by a thorough critical analysis, and an annotated short story list identifying and discussing all of Howells's short stories. The book pays particular attention to the period after 1890, when Howells, both for personal and intellectual reasons, moved beyond realism to the fields of psychological realism and psychic romance. More than his novels or other writings, Howells's late stories reveal his fascination with psychology and his interest in psychic phenomena, especially those that seem to shed light on the question of immortality. These forgotten stories expose a side of Howells unknown to many Americanists.".
- catalog extent "xxix, 272 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Selected short stories of William Dean Howells.".
- catalog identifier "0821411934 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0821411942 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Selected short stories of William Dean Howells.".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press,".
- catalog relation "Selected short stories of William Dean Howells.".
- catalog spatial "Europe Social life and customs Fiction.".
- catalog spatial "United States Social life and customs 19th century Fiction.".
- catalog spatial "United States Social life and customs 20th century Fiction.".
- catalog subject "813/.4 21".
- catalog subject "PS2022.B37 H69 1997".
- catalog tableOfContents "A dream -- A romance of real life -- Incident -- Chritmas every day -- The magic of a voice -- A difficult case -- The angel of the Lord -- Editha -- The eidolons of Brooks Alford -- A memory that worked overtime -- The critical bookstore -- The pearl -- A tale untold.".
- catalog title "Selected short stories of William Dean Howells / edited by Ruth Bardon.".
- catalog title "Short stories. Selections".
- catalog type "Fiction. fast".
- catalog type "text".