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111short story — short story, adj. a piece of prose fiction, usually under 10,000 words. [1885 90] * * * Brief fictional prose narrative. It usually presents a single significant episode or scene involving a limited number of characters. The form encourages… …
112unconventional — unconventionalist, n. unconventionally, adv. /un keuhn ven sheuh nl/, adj. not conventional; not bound by or conforming to convention, rule, or precedent; free from conventionality: an unconventional artist; an unconventional use of material.… …
113unconventionality — /un keuhn ven sheuh nal i tee/, n., pl. unconventionalities for 2. 1. disregard for convention; the state or quality of being inconsistent with customs, rules, etc.; originality. 2. something unconventional, as an act. [1850 55; UN 1 +… …
114Parsons, Elsie Clews — orig. Elsie Worthington Clews born Nov. 27, 1875, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Dec. 19, 1941, New York City U.S. sociologist, anthropologist, and folklorist. She was trained in sociology. Her early works, advocating women s rights, included The… …
115Tolstoy, Leo — Russian Lev Nikolayevich, Count Tolstoy born Sept. 9, 1828, Yasnaya Polyana, Tula province, Russian Empire died Nov. 20, 1910, Astapovo, Ryazan province Russian writer, one of the world s greatest novelists. The scion of prominent aristocrats,… …
116children's literature — Body of written works produced to entertain or instruct young people. The genre encompasses a wide range of works, including acknowledged classics of world literature, picture books and easy to read stories, and fairy tales, lullabies, fables,… …
117African American literature — ▪ literature Introduction body of literature written by Americans of African descent. Beginning in the pre Revolutionary War period, African American writers have engaged in a creative, if often contentious, dialogue with American letters.… …
118Dickens, Charles — ▪ British novelist Introduction in full Charles John Huffam Dickens born Feb. 7, 1812, Portsmouth, Hampshire, Eng. died June 9, 1870, Gad s Hill, near Chatham, Kent English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian era. His …
119Jirásek, Alois — ▪ Czech writer born Aug. 23, 1851, Hronov, Bohemia, Austrian Empire [now in Czech Republic] died March 12, 1930, Prague, Czech. the most important Czech novelist in the period before World War I, as well as a great national figure.… …
120Lawrence, D.H. — ▪ English writer Introduction in full David Herbert Lawrence born September 11, 1885, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, England died March 2, 1930, Vence, France English author of novels, short stories, poems, plays, essays, travel books, and letters …
