{"product_id":"katherine-mansfield-and-the-garden-party-and-other-stories-paperback","title":"Katherine Mansfield and the Garden Party and Other Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGerri Kimber\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eTodd Martin\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew scholarship on Katherine Mansfield's \u003ci\u003eThe Garden Party and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e together with creative work inspired by Mansfield\u003cbr\u003eThe last collection of short stories published in her lifetime, \u003ci\u003eThe Garden Party and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e would solidify Katherine Mansfield's place as the most prominent modernist short story writer of her generation. Early reviewers of the collection commented on the similarities it shared with her previous collection, \u003ci\u003eBliss and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e; however, while contemporary reviews were mixed, many emphasised the psychological power of her stories, praising how she was able to bring her characters to life in a way simple action could not. While it contains some of Mansfield's most sophisticated and well-loved stories, several of the stories in \u003ci\u003eThe Garden Party\u003c\/i\u003e initially appeared in the\u003ci\u003e Sphere\u003c\/i\u003e, and thus were often dismissed as inferior. Mansfield herself felt some of these stories fell short of her desired effect, though recent scholarship has revealed their greater complexity. The essays in this volume, by both seasoned and newer Mansfield scholars, work to continue this conversation. The collection also includes Mansfield-inspired short fiction, two translations of memorial poems dedicated to Mansfield by Chinese and French contemporaries with accompanying notes, and a recently re-discovered book review by Mansfield. In addition, Sydney Janet Kaplan provides a reflection on her personal meeting with Christopher Isherwood, a writer heavily influenced by the life and work of Mansfield.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew scholarship on Katherine Mansfield's The Garden Party and Other Stories together with creative work inspired by Mansfield The last collection of short stories published in her lifetime, The Garden Party and Other Stories would solidify Katherine Mansfield's place as the most prominent modernist short story writer of her generation. Early reviewers of the collection commented on the similarities it shared with her previous collection, Bliss and Other Stories; however, while contemporary reviews were mixed, many emphasised the psychological power of her stories, praising how she was able to bring her characters to life in a way simple action could not. While it contains some of Mansfield's most sophisticated and well-loved stories, several of the stories in The Garden Party initially appeared in the Sphere, and thus were often dismissed as inferior. Mansfield herself felt some of these stories fell short of her desired effect, though recent scholarship has revealed their greater complexity. The essays in this volume, by both seasoned and newer Mansfield scholars, work to continue this conversation. The collection also includes Mansfield-inspired short fiction, two translations of memorial poems dedicated to Mansfield by Chinese and French contemporaries with accompanying notes, and a recently rediscovered book review by Mansfield. In addition, Sydney Janet Kaplan provides a reflection on her personal meeting with Christopher Isherwood, a writer heavily influenced by the life and work of Mansfield. The Editors Gerri Kimber is a Visiting Professor in the Department of English at the University of Northampton, UK Todd Martin is Professor of English at Huntington University and is President of the Katherine Mansfield Society\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGerri Kimber is a Visiting Professor in the Department of English at the University of Northampton and is co-editor of the annual yearbook \u003ci\u003eKatherine Mansfield Studies\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the deviser and series editor of the four-volume \u003ci\u003eEdinburgh Edition of the Collected Works of Katherine Mansfield\u003c\/i\u003e (2016) and the author of \u003ci\u003eKatherine Mansfield: The View from France\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Literary Modernist: Katherine Mansfield and the Art of the Short Story\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Professor of English at Huntington University, Todd Martin's primary areas of interest are twentieth century British and American literature. He has published articles on such varied authors as John Barth, E. E. Cummings, Clyde Edgerton, Julia Alvarez, Edwidge Danticat, Sherwood Anderson and Katherine Mansfield. He is the editor of the forthcoming \u003ci\u003eKatherine Mansfield and the Bloomsbury Group\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751786938656,"sku":"9781399509954","price":47.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1e7a59d0e1a609456de814fed1a6df98.webp?v=1779980265","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/katherine-mansfield-and-the-garden-party-and-other-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}