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The American Short Story Handbook (Paperback)
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The American Short Story Handbook (Paperback)
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This is a concise yet comprehensive treatment of the American short
story that includes an historical overview of the topic as well as
discussion of notable American authors and individual stories, from
Benjamin Franklin s The Speech of Miss Polly Baker in 1747 to The
Joy Luck Club . * Includes a selection of writers chosen not only
for their contributions of individual stories but for bodies of
work that advanced the boundaries of short fiction, including
Washington Irving, Sarah Orne Jewett, Stephen Crane, Jamaica
Kincaid, and Tim O Brien * Addresses the ways in which American
oral storytelling and other narrative traditions were integral to
the formation and flourishing of the short story genre * Written in
accessible and engaging prose for students at all levels by a
renowned literary scholar to illuminate an important genre that has
received short shrift in scholarly literature of the last century *
Includes a glossary defining the most common terms used in literary
history and in critical discussions of fiction, and a bibliography
of works for further study
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