"Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923) was one of the leading figures in the development of the modernist short story and her writings were a profound influence on writers such as Virginia Woolf and D.H. Lawrence. Presenting for the first time draft manuscripts of some of her most important stories, this book gives scholars and students alike vivid new insight into Mansfield's creative process. With manuscripts for each text presented in facsimile and transcript, detailed notes throughout compare early drafts with later revisions and the final published work. In the final section of the book leading scholars offer vivid new critical readings exploring the manuscript history of these stories. A detailed descriptive listing of the major Mansfield archives is also included to help researchers explore the work further"--
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction: Resurrecting Katherine Mansfield: the "Death of the Author" and the Possibilities of Genetic Criticism, Todd Martin
SELECTED STORIES
1. "Je ne parle pas franç ais"
A Note on the Manuscripts of "Je ne parle pas franç ais"
Transcription of Combined Rough Newberry Library MS and Turnbull Library, Notebook 14
Transcription of Newberry Library Clean MS, Chapter I
2. "Revelations"
A Note on the Manuscript of "Revelations"
Transcription of the Newberry Library MS
3. "The Stranger"
A Note on the Manuscripts of "The Stranger"
Parallel Transcription of Rough Newberry Library MS and Clean Newberry MS
4. "Poison"
A Note on the Manuscript and Typescript of "Poison"
Transcription of Newberry MS
5. "Non-Compounders [Daughters of the Late Colonel]"
A Note on the Manuscript of "Non-Compounders [Daughters of the Late Colonel]"
Transcription of Newberry Library MS, with Turnbull Library Fragment
6. "Mr and Mrs Dove"
A Note on the Manuscript of "Mr and Mrs Dove"
Transcription of Newberry Library MS
7. "Marriage à la Mode"
A Note on the Manuscript of "Marriage à la Mode"
Transcription of Newberry Library MS
8. "The Voyage"
A Note on the Manuscript of "The Voyage"
Transcription of Newberry Library MS
9. "Six Years After"
A Note on the Manuscripts of "Six Years After"
Parallel Transcription of Newberry Library and Turnbull Library MSS
10. "The Fly"
A Note on the Manuscript and Typescript of "The Fly"
Transcription of Newberry Library MS
CRITICAL RESPONSES
11. "With a strong accent on the less": Tracing Voices in the Textual Genetics of "Je ne parle pas franç ais"
Claire Davison
12. The Journey from "Non-Compounders" to "The Daughters of the Late Colonel"
Gerri Kimber
13. "All at Sea": Sea Journeys in "The Stranger," "The Voyage," and "Six Years After"
Janet M. Wilson
14. "A Wholesale Hanging": Katherine Mansfield's Sphere Stories
Jenny McDonnell
15. "What was it?": The avant-texte and the "grinding feeling of wretchedness" in
Katherine Mansfield's "The Fly", Todd Martin
Notes on Contributors
Index
