A History of Story-telling: Studies in the development of narrative
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EDITED BY ARTHUR RANSOME
THE WORLD'S STORY-TELLERS
Each volume contains a selection of complete stories, an Introductory Essay by Arthur Ransome, and a Frontispiece Portrait by J. Gavin.
List of volumes already published:—
In cloth, 1s. net; cloth gilt, gilt top, 1s. 6d. net per vol.
LONDON AND EDINBURGH
T. C. AND E. C. JACK
meung
JEAN DE MEUNG
A HISTORY OF STORY-TELLING
STUDIES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NARRATIVE
Arthur Ransome
Transcriber's note.
A HISTORY OF STORY-TELLING
PREFACE
CONTENTS
ILLUSTRATIONS
ORIGINS
ORIGINS
'THE ROMANCE OF THE ROSE'
'THE ROMANCE OF THE ROSE'
CHAUCER AND BOCCACCIO
CHAUCER AND BOCCACCIO
THE ROGUE NOVEL
THE ROGUE NOVEL
THE ELIZABETHANS
THE ELIZABETHANS
THE PASTORAL
THE PASTORAL
CERVANTES
CERVANTES
THE ESSAYISTS' CONTRIBUTION TO STORY-TELLING
THE ESSAYISTS' CONTRIBUTION TO STORY-TELLING
TRANSITION: BUNYAN AND DEFOE
TRANSITION: BUNYAN AND DEFOE
RICHARDSON AND THE FEMININE NOVEL
RICHARDSON AND THE FEMININE NOVEL
FIELDING, SMOLLETT, AND THE MASCULINE NOVEL
FIELDING, SMOLLETT, AND THE MASCULINE NOVEL
CHATEAUBRIAND AND ROMANTICISM
CHATEAUBRIAND AND ROMANTICISM
SCOTT AND ROMANTICISM
SCOTT AND ROMANTICISM
THE ROMANTICISM OF 1830
THE ROMANTICISM OF 1830
BALZAC
BALZAC
GAUTIER AND THE EAST
GAUTIER AND THE EAST
POE AND THE NEW TECHNIQUE
POE AND THE NEW TECHNIQUE
HAWTHORNE AND MORAL ROMANCE
HAWTHORNE AND MORAL ROMANCE
MÉRIMÉE AND CONVERSATIONAL STORY-TELLING
MÉRIMÉE AND CONVERSATIONAL STORY-TELLING
FLAUBERT
FLAUBERT
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSION
INDEX
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