Introduction: the Transatlantic Short Story

In an early move to come to terms with the spatialization of literature, Northrop Frye proposed, in 1952, a theory of cultural containment destined to define literary production in Canada in contradistinction with that of the United States. The theory is well known and has been quoted repeatedly; i...

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Huvudupphovsman: Ventura, Héliane
Materialtyp: Article ou chapitre numérique
Språk:Anglais
Publicerad: Journal of the Short Story in English 2014
Länkar:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Sammanfattning:In an early move to come to terms with the spatialization of literature, Northrop Frye proposed, in 1952, a theory of cultural containment destined to define literary production in Canada in contradistinction with that of the United States. The theory is well known and has been quoted repeatedly; it is still a part of Canada’s perception of itself and still deserves to be cited in extenso, if only because of its historical value, especially in the context of transatlantic studies:The United ...