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Short Story Writers (Hardcover, Revised edition)
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Short Story Writers (Hardcover, Revised edition)
Series: Magill's Choice
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This is a comprehensive and up-to-date survey of the most often
studied short story writers from around the world.The 146 authors,
and 800 works covered in this set reflect the range and diversity
of nineteenth and twentieth century short-story writing. More than
half the authors covered are from the United States, reflecting the
strength of the genre in its birthplace. The second largest
national grouping is England, added to which are some of the great
authors of Ireland and Scotland. Readers will also find some of the
cornerstone short fiction writers of Canada, the Continent, Russia,
Asia, Africa, and South America. Women authors have excelled in the
genre, and of the 49 surveyed in these volumes, 21 are new to this
edition.""Short Story Writers, Revised Edition"", is the first
revision of this Magill's ""Choice"" set published in 1997. This
new edition adds 44 more articles on important authors of short
fiction. The three-volume set has 146 articles on the most
frequently taught, most frequently read, most acclaimed, and most
often researched short-fiction writers studied in American schools
and colleges. All the essays in these volumes have been culled from
the 480 author essays in Salem Press' ""Critical Survey of Short
Fiction, Second Revised Edition"" (2001) and have been updated.
They collectively provide an essential look at the best in
short-fiction writing in an easy-to-use and student-friendly
format.The essays are arranged alphabetically, by authors'
surnames, in the three volumes, and their concise and accessible
formats follow an easy-to-use template. Each essay begins with the
author's name, birth date and place, death date and place when
appropriate, and a chronological list of the subject's major
publications of short fiction. The text of the essay is divided
into four subsections: Other literary forms describes other genres
in which the author has worked; Achievements addresses what the
author has contributed to the genre and mentions any important
honors and awards the author has received; Biography summarizes the
author's life; and Analysis, the main body of the text, is a
detailed examination of the author's short-story writing that
usually includes three or four subheaded sections focusing on
individual stories that help explain the author's work.Volume 3
concludes with a glossary of more than 150 terms and techniques
commonly used in the study of short fiction and a comprehensive
index. A list of the many scholars who contributed their time and
knowledge to writing the articles appears on the following page.
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