![]() ![]() In the context of American literature this style is known as “local colour”. The “country of the pointed firs” is the coast of New England, and Jewett’s literary works are an attempt to capture the region and its people, its landscape, traditions, dialects, and peculiarities. ![]() The “white heron” points to nature, a key motif in her stories, often contrasted by the processes of increasing urbanisation in the second half of the 19 th century. The title of the story collection, “Tales from the country of the pointed firs”, and “The White Heron”, one of her best short stories, both point to the central themes of her creative work. Jewett, who grows up as the daughter of a country doctor on the coast of New England, publishes her short stories mainly in well-known magazines like Harper’s or The Atlantic before they are published collectively in an edition like the one at hand. Many works of so-called world literature become famous only long after their author’s death. ![]() That an author’s works achieve such great success shortly after their publication and still secure a spot on a list of books deemed relevant to a national or even world literary canon, is rather unusual. In her lifetime Sarah Orne Jewett (1849-1909) is considered to be one of the best American short story writers. Manesse Bibliothek der Weltliteratur, published in 1966 ![]()
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