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Studies in Short Fiction Series: Tillie Olsen
Contributor(s): Frye, Joanne (Author)

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 ISBN: 0805708634     ISBN-13: 9780805708639
Publisher: Twayne Publishers
OUR PRICE: $47.04  

Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: August 1995
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Annotation: In the four pieces gathered in her 1962 collection, Tell Me a Riddle - "I Stand Here Ironing", "Hey Sailor, What Ship?" "O Yes", and the title piece - and in the 1970 story "Requa I", Olsen addresses the problem of how to interpret the experiences - or as she would call them, "life comprehensions" - of those living outside the mainstream culture in a form - literature - whose very nature has been defined by that same culture. The result, writes Joanne Frye in this ambitious study of Olsen's short fiction, is a small body of work, with many layers densely packed, that conveys with lyricism and keen perception both the grace and the hardship inherent in people's daily lives. Frye's assessment also includes a comprehensive survey of the scholarship on Olsen as it grew from a scattered, mostly positive response to her artistry in the politically conservative 1950s and early 1960s to a feminist outpouring as the women's movement took hold in the late 1960s and the 1970s. More recent studies of Olsen's work complement the earlier criticism with more direct investigations of its biographical and political underpinnings.

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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | American - General
Dewey: 813.54
LCCN: 94049320
Series: Twayne's Studies in Short Fiction
Physical Information: 0.99" H x 5.86" W x 8.84" L (1.06 lbs) 232 pages
Features: Bibliography, Price on Product
 
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Publisher Description:
This is the only series to provide in-depth critical introductions to major modern and contemporary short story writers worldwide.

Each volume offers:

-- A comprehensive overview of the artist's short fiction -- including detailed analyses of every significant story

-- Interviews, essays, memoirs and other biographical materials -- often previously unpublished

-- A representative selection of critical responses

-- A comprehensive primary bibliography, a selected bibliography of important criticism, a chronology of the artist's life and works and an index
 
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