A History of Story-telling: Studies in the development of narrative

STORY-TELLING has nowadays only a shamefaced existence outside books. We leave the art to the artist, perhaps because he has brought it to such perfection that we do not care to...

THERE are some men who seem epitomes of their periods, of all the weaknesses, strengths, ideals and follies and wisdoms of their times. All the tangled skeins of different movem...

CHATEAUBRIAND AND ROMANTICISM 175 SCOTT AND ROMANTICISM 187 THE ROMANTICISM OF 1830 201 BALZAC 217 GAUTIER AND THE EAST 231 POE AND THE NEW TECHNIQUE 243 HAWTHORNE AND MORAL ROM...

ORIGINS 5 'THE ROMANCE OF THE ROSE' 19 CHAUCER AND BOCCACCIO 31 THE ROGUE NOVEL 51 THE ELIZABETHANS 67 THE PASTORAL 81 CERVANTES 93 THE ESSAYISTS' CONTRIBUTION TO STORY-TELLING...