At the Bay
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"At the Bay" is a modernist short story by Katherine Mansfield that portrays a New Zealand family's everyday life with subtle psychological insight and lyrical, impressionistic prose.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| At the Bay canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
modernist work
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short story ⓘ |
| author | Katherine Mansfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterType |
children
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middle-class family members ⓘ women in domestic roles ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
domestic routine
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sea as symbol of freedom ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | New Zealand ⓘ |
| criticalReception | highly regarded in modernist literature ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1921 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The London Mercury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focus | everyday life of a New Zealand family ⓘ |
| genre |
modernist fiction
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psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | British-New Zealand (via Katherine Mansfield) ⓘ |
| hasTone |
introspective
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lyrical ⓘ reflective ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterIncludedIn | The Garden Party and Other Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryForm | short fiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Modernism ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | third-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
impressionistic prose
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lyrical prose ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique |
free indirect discourse
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stream of consciousness elements ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed evocation of New Zealand landscape
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innovative narrative technique ⓘ subtle psychological insight ⓘ |
| periodOfSetting | early 20th century ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorCareer | late work of Katherine Mansfield ⓘ |
| publicationType | magazine publication ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Bliss
NERFINISHED
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Prelude NERFINISHED ⓘ The Garden Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingEnvironment | coastal area ⓘ |
| settingLocation | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | episodic ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
childhood
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family life ⓘ gender roles ⓘ individual freedom ⓘ inner psychological life ⓘ marriage ⓘ nature and the sea ⓘ |
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