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001 2014021501
003 DLC
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008 140716s2015 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2014021501
020 $a9780415738910 (hbk)
020 $z9781315817040 (ebk)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda
042 $apcc
050 00 $aPN3373$b.L54 2015
082 00 $a808.3/1$223
084 $aLIT018000$aLIT000000$2bisacsh
245 00 $aLiminality and the short story :$bboundary crossings in American, Canadian, and British writing /$cEdited by Jochen Achilles and Ina Bergmann.
264 1 $aNew York ;$aLondon :$bRoutledge,$c2015.
300 $a282 pages ;$c24 cm.
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
490 0 $aRoutledge interdisciplinary perspectives on literature ;$v34
520 $a"This book is a study of the short story, one of the widest taught genres in English literature, from an innovative methodological perspective. Both liminality and the short story are well-researched phenomena, but the combination of both is not frequent. This book discusses the relevance of the concept of liminality for the short story genre and for short story cycles, emphasizing theoretical perspectives, methodological relevance and applicability.Liminality as a concept of demarcation and mediation between different processual stages, spatial complexes, and inner states is of obvious importance in an age of global mobility, digital networking, and interethnic transnationality. Over the last decade, many symposia, exhibitions, art, and publications have been produced which thematize liminality, covering a wide range of disciplines including literary, geographical, psychological and ethnicity studies.Liminal structuring is an essential aspect of the aesthetic composition of short stories and the cultural messages they convey. On account of its very brevity and episodic structure, the generic liminality of the short story privileges the depiction of transitional situations and fleeting moments of crisis or decision. It also addresses the moral transgressions, heterotopic orders, and forms of ambivalent self-reflection negotiated within the short story's confines. This innovative collection focuses on both the liminality of the short story and on liminality in the short story"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650 0 $aShort story.
650 0 $aLiminality.
650 7 $aLITERARY CRITICISM / Short Stories.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aLITERARY CRITICISM / General.$2bisacsh
700 1 $aAchilles, Jochen,$d1948-$eeditor.
700 1 $aBergmann, Ina,$eeditor.
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://images.tandf.co.uk/common/jackets/websmall/978041573/9780415738910.jpg