The Collected Stories of Elizabeth Bowen (Masterplots II: Women’s Literature Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Elizabeth Bowen
- First Published: 1980
- Type of Work: Short stories
- Genres: Short fiction, Autobiographical fiction, Naturalistic literature
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Family or family life, Memory, Sex or sexuality, Nature, Supernatural, Art or artists, World War II, Alienation
Form and Content
Elizabeth Bowen once remarked that a specific collection of her short stories was a diary of a particular time in her life. In the collection published in 1980, the stories are arranged by the time of their composition. Beginning with an introduction by Angus Wilson that provides excellent biographical context for the short stories, the collection has five parts: “First Stories,” “The Twenties,” “The Thirties,” “The War Years,” and “Post-War Stories.” There are seventy-nine stories in total, and a section entitled “Bibliographical Note”...
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