Abstract
This thesis considers how Mori Ōgai’s “Maihime” (1890) and Su Manshu’s “Suizanji” (1916) conform and differ from Edgar Allen Poe’s theory of the short story. It then considers Ōgai’s and Su’s reading of the short stories and East Asian short fiction as well as Ōgai’s definition of the short story to consider why these works of short fiction differ from Poe’s definition, concluding that they are hybrid works, which seek to combine the short story and East Asian short fiction.
Degree
MA
College and Department
Humanities; Comparative Arts and Letters
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BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Wood, Anthony Michael, "Poe’s Theory of the Short Story and Hybridity in East Asian Short Fiction: Considering Mori Ogai’s “Maihime” and Su Manshu’s “Suizanji”" (2024). Theses and Dissertations. 10385.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/10385
Date Submitted
2024-04-22
Document Type
Thesis
Handle
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/etd13223
Keywords
Edgar Allen Poe, Late Qing literature, Meiji literature, Mori Ōgai, short story history, short story theory, Su Manshu
Language
english