The American Short Story Handbook

ebook ∣ Wiley Blackwell Literature Hand

By James Nagel

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Format

ebook

ISBN

9780470655412

Series

Wiley Blackwell Literature Hand

Author

James Nagel

Publisher

Wiley

Release

08 December 2014

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Literary Criticism Nonfiction
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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

    • Format

    ebook

    ISBN

    9780470655412

    Series

    Wiley Blackwell Literature Hand

    Author

    James Nagel

    Publisher

    Wiley

    Release

    08 December 2014

    Share

    Subjects

    Literary Criticism Nonfiction
    The American Short Story Handbook