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American Short Story Handbook Upplaga 1
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’BrienAddresses the ways in which American oral storytelling and other narrative traditions were integral to the formation and flourishing of the short story genreWritten 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 centuryIncludes 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
Upplaga: 1a upplagan
Utgiven: 2015
ISBN: 9780470655412
Förlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: Häftad
Språk: Engelska
Sidor: 312 st
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’BrienAddresses the ways in which American oral storytelling and other narrative traditions were integral to the formation and flourishing of the short story genreWritten 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 centuryIncludes 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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