CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Katherine Mansfield (1888–1923) is one of the most highly regarded short story writers of the 20th century. A contemporary of James Joyce, Virginia Woolf and D H Lawrence, she played her part in shaping modernism by experimenting with style, subject matter and theme in a body of work that re-defined the genre.

Detailed explanation-2: -Kathleen Mansfield Murry (née Beauchamp; 14 October 1888 – 9 January 1923) was a New Zealand writer, essayist and journalist, widely considered one of the most influential and important authors of the modernist movement.

Detailed explanation-3: -Katherine Mansfield wrote short stories, poetry, letters, journals and reviews, and is regarded as a central figure in British modernism. Three story collections were published while she was alive and two posthumously. Much has been written about her work and her brief, tumultuous life.

Detailed explanation-4: -Her work is best known for using image and metaphor to explore themes such as disappointment, gender roles and expectations, and death. In this lesson, we will talk about the short stories The Garden Party, The Fly, and Marriage a la Mode to highlight Mansfield’s use of those themes.