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Winesburg, Ohio (Paperback)
Series: Oxford World's Classics
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There is within every human being a deep well of thinking over
which a heavy iron lid is kept clamped. Winesburg, Ohio (1919) is
Sherwood Anderson's masterpiece, a cycle of short stories
concerning life in a small Ohio town at the end of the nineteenth
century. At the centre is George Willard, a young reporter who
becomes the confidant of the town's `grotesques' - solitary figures
unable to communicate with others. George is their conduit for
expression and solace from loneliness, but he has his own longings
which eventually draw him away from home to seek a career in the
city. He carries with him the dreams and unuttered words of
remarkable characters such as Wing Biddlebaum, the disgraced former
teacher, and the story-telling Doctor Parcival. The book has
influenced many American writers, including ernest hemingway,
William Faulkner, John Updike, Raymond Carver, and Joyce Carol
Oates. It reshaped the development of the modern short story,
turning the genre away from an emphasis upon plot towards a
capability for illuminating the emotional lives of ordinary people.
This new edition corrects errors in earlier editions and takes into
account major criticism and textual scholarship of the last several
decades. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's
Classics has made available the widest range of literature from
around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's
commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a
wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions
by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text,
up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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