The American short story has always been characterized by exciting
aesthetic innovations and an immense range of topics. This handbook
offers students and researchers a comprehensive introduction to the
multifaceted genre with a special focus on recent developments due
to the rise of new media. Part I provides systematic overviews of
significant contexts ranging from historical-political backgrounds,
short story theories developed by writers, print and digital
culture, to current theoretical approaches and canon formation.
Part II consists of 35 paired readings of representative short
stories by eminent authors, charting major steps in the evolution
of the American short story from its beginnings as an art form in
the early nineteenth century up to the digital age. The handbook
examines historically, methodologically, and theoretically the
coming together of the enduring narrative practice of compression
and concision in American literature. It offers fresh and original
readings relevant to studying the American short story and shows
how the genre performs American culture.
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