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Cheap Rooms and Restless Hearts by Karen Charmaine Blansfield
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Cheap Rooms and Restless Hearts

A Study of Formula in the Urban Tales of William Sydney Porter
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This book provides a close look at the character types and plot patterns found in the urban stories of William Sydney Potter (known as O. Henry), analyzing how these elements structure his tales and contribute to his popular formulas. Karen Charmaine Blansfield examines Porter's adventurous but troubled background - as a ranch hand, cowboy, bank teller, journalist, prisoner, fugitive, and more - to see how his experiences shaped these aspects of his fiction. She considers how the turbulent conditions of New York City at the turn of the century helped to launch O. Henry's meteoric career.

Author Biography:

Karen Charmaine Blansfield is assistant professor of drama at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Release date NZ
June 30th, 1988
Audiences
  • Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
  • Professional & Vocational
  • Undergraduate
Illustrations
6 b/w figures
Pages
154
Dimensions
152x229x9
ISBN-13
9780879724214
Product ID
5277477

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