El relato en la narrativa femenina anglosajona finisecular (1880-1895): George Egerton, kate Chopin y Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Resumen
Durante las dos últimas décadas del siglo xix, el relato fue uno de los géneros literarios más populares de la literatura inglesa. Las características propias del género, como son la brevedad, la intensidad, la fragmentación, la flexibilidad, la introspección y la subjetividad hicieron que los escritores vieran en el relato un medio idóneo para la experimentación y la innovación técnica. Las escritoras contribuyeron en gran medida al apogeo de este género literario, pues escribieron muchos relatos y de gran calidad. Este artículo analiza las posibles causas de este fenómeno literario, profundizando en la relación existente entre la propia naturaleza del relato y la creatividad femenina, tomando como ejemplos algunas de las obras de la británica George Egerton (1859- 1945) y las norteamericanas Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935) y Kate Chopin (1850-1904).
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