The History of the Short Story Flashcards
1
Q
- Bibles
- Medieval times
- Folklore/Myths - brothers grimm
- Songs and ballads
- Love poems
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oldest form of short story (orgins
2
Q
- work songs (slavery)
-gossip
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oral songs (origin short story form)
3
Q
the short story and indigineous people
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Indeginous creation stories
(land and turtle island)
4
Q
mixes new realism (metonymic mode of new) with old romance (metaphoric mode symbolizes origin)
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how is the short story a hybrid?
5
Q
the GOLDEN AGE of the short story
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- Growing economy (industrial revolution)
- Public education (professionalization)
- Mass printing (steady advances in the industry and more jobs)
6
Q
- 3000 to 6000 words
- ephmasizes tone and imagery
- aims to have social and historical signifigance
-reflects the spirit of contemporary relativism
-some sort of recognition or eureka
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The Singularity Effect
7
Q
who coined the signularity effect
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Edgar Allen Poe
8
Q
Pulp Fiction - 2 Meanings
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- Printed on low quality paper (pulp)
- Allowed submergence into the sci fi and thriller genre
9
Q
- to teach
- to warn
- to strategize
- create community
- educate
- entertain
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purpose of the short story
