Author: Christopher Marcus

Doing it by the Book – paratext in British fiction

About the uses of paratext in determining genre in contemporary British fiction, including for short story cycles.

An analysis of The Women of Brewster Place highlighting the cycle's contribution to the narrative of community.

Key examples of short story cycles in English literature and attempts to establish a literary tradition for this genre.

How short story cycles about climate use the non-linear form to express the interconnectedness of human and non-human elements.

Exploring the concept of "cyclization" in William Faulkner's literary works.

Tracing the broad trajectory of the South African short story cycle's development.

This thesis investigates Australian short story cycles written in the twenty-first century.

A sustained analysis of the work of bestselling American novelist Elizabeth Strout, known for her Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Olive Kitteridge