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xii, 975 pages ; 24 cm |
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Overview of the American short story -- Irving and the predecessors of the American story: Speech of Miss Polly Baker / B. Franklin; Fatal effects of seduction, exemplified in a letter from the reformed Edmund, to his friend / T. Bellamy; Rip Van Winkle / W. Irving -- American romanticism: Peter Rugg, the missing man / W. Austin; Rappaccini's daughter / N. Hawthorne; Prescription / E. Stoddard -- Realism and naturalism: Celebrated jumping frog of Calaceras County / M. Twain; Real thing / H. James; Lynching of Jube Benson / P.L. Dunbar; Education of Popo / M.C. Mena -- Modernism and experimentation: FAt of the land / A. Yezierska; Chrysanthemums / J. Steinbeck; Sonny's blues / J. Baldwin -- Contemporary expansion of the genre: Views of my father weeping / D. Barthelme; Killings / A. Dubus; Four directions / A. Tan; Princess of Nebraska / Y. Li -- Appendixes: List of sources; Selected books for the study of the American short story. |
| Summary |
The stories collected in this book range from 1747 to 2005. They are listed chronologically to present the development of the art of the genre and the flow of ideas and themes that emerged over two centuries, and they are organized into five historical sections reflecting major cultural transitions that changed literary interests.-Pref. |
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Short stories, American.
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Short stories, American. (OCoLC)fst01117064
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| Added Author |
Nagel, James, compiler.
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| ISBN |
9780618732203 (instructor's copy) |
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0618732209 (instructor's copy) |
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9780618444243 (pbk. ; student text) |
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0618444246 (pbk. ; student text) |
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