Edward J. O'Brien's Prize Stories of the 'National Soul'

Edward J. O'Brien's Prize Stories of the 'National Soul'

The career and aesthetic theory of writer, editor and literary critic Edward J. O'Brien is discussed. It is asserted that, in his Best American Short Stories series, O'Brien was attempting to revive what he saw as an American national literary tradition.

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Veröffentlicht in:The Critical quarterly 2010-07, Vol.52 (2), p.14-28
1. Verfasser: BODDY, KASIA
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aesthetics
Editors
Literary criticism
O Brien, Edward J (1890-1941)
Short stories
Writers
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Zusammenfassung:The career and aesthetic theory of writer, editor and literary critic Edward J. O'Brien is discussed. It is asserted that, in his Best American Short Stories series, O'Brien was attempting to revive what he saw as an American national literary tradition.
ISSN:0011-1562
1467-8705
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-8705.2010.01933.x