The Short Story in American Women's Magazines: An Analysis
Description:
This paper documents the decrease of short stories in three women's magazines from 1940 to 1970 and concludes that the decline results from readers turning to other sources for escape from housework. Chapter II describes patterns in plots, themes, characters, settings, and other elements of these stories. Chapter III shows the lack of influence which changes in writers, editors, and social and political developments in America have had on these short stories. The conclusion is reached that the …
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Date:
August 1977
Creator:
Holbrook, Virgie Cooper
Partner:
UNT Libraries