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Author : Alfred Bendixen,James Nagel
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-24
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781119685647
Author : Blanche H. Gelfant
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 677 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2004-04-21
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780231504959
Esteemed critic Blanche Gelfant's brilliant companion gathers together lucid essays on major writers and themes by some of the best literary critics in the United States. Part 1 is comprised of articles on stories that share a particular theme, such as "Working Class Stories" or "Gay and Lesbian Stories." The heart of the book, however, lies in Part 2, which contains more than one hundred pieces on individual writers and their work, including Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Richard Ford, Raymond Carver, Eudora Welty, Andre Debus, Zora Neal Hurston, Anne Beattie, Bharati Mukherjee, J. D. Salinger, and Jamaica Kincaid, as well as engaging pieces on the promising new writers to come on the scene.
Author : Robert Paul Lamb,G. R. Thompson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781405178310
A Companion to American Fiction, 1865-1914 is a groundbreaking collection of essays written by leading critics for a wide audience of scholars, students, and interested general readers. An exceptionally broad-ranging and accessible Companion to the study of American fiction of the post-civil war period and the early twentieth century Brings together 29 essays by top scholars, each of which presents a synthesis of the best research and offers an original perspective Divided into sections on historical traditions and genres, contexts and themes, and major authors Covers a mixture of canonical and the non-canonical themes, authors, literatures, and critical approaches Explores innovative topics, such as ecological literature and ecocriticism, children’s literature, and the influence of Darwin on fiction
Author : Joyce Carol Oates
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 788 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0195092627
This volume offers a survey of American short fiction in 59 tales that combine classic works with 'different, unexpected gems', which invite readers to explore a wealth of important pieces by women and minority writers. Authors include: Amy Tan, Alice Adams, David Leavitt and Tim O'Brien.
Author : Erin Fallon,R.C. Feddersen,James Kurtzleben,Maurice A. Lee,Susan Rochette-Crawley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-31
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781135976224
Although the short story has existed in various forms for centuries, it has particularly flourished during the last hundred years. Reader's Companion to the Short Story in English includes alphabetically-arranged entries for 50 English-language short story writers from around the world. Most of these writers have been active since 1960, and they reflect a wide range of experiences and perspectives in their works. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and includes biography, a review of existing criticism, a lengthier analysis of specific works, and a selected bibliography of primary and secondary sources. The volume begins with a detailed introduction to the short story genre and concludes with an annotated bibliography of major works on short story theory.
Author : Abby H. P. Werlock
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 859 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : American literature
ISBN : 9781438127439
Praise for the previous edition:Booklist/RBB "Twenty Best Bets for Student Researchers"RUSA/ALA "Outstanding Reference Source"" ... useful ... Recommended for public libraries and undergraduates."
Author : Richard Ford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09
Category : American fiction
ISBN : 184708978X
The Granta Book of the American Short Story is a selection of the best works of American short fiction published in the last 50 years. -- Publisher details.
Author : Ann-Marie Einhaus
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-06
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781107084179
This Companion provides an accessible overview of the contexts, periods, and subgenres of English-language short fiction outside of North America.
Author : Clarence C. Strowbridge
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780486499130
An affordable compilation of more than a dozen of the best American short stories features tales by Hawthorne, Twain, James, Cheever, Wharton, and Cather. Contents include "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe, F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz," Stephen Crane's "The Open Boat," and "A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty.
Author : Martin Scofield
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2006-09-14
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781139457651
This wide-ranging introduction to the short story tradition in the United States of America traces the genre from its beginnings in the early nineteenth century with Irving, Hawthorne and Poe via Fitzgerald, Hemingway and Faulkner to O'Connor and Carver. The major writers in the genre are covered in depth with a general view of their work and detailed discussion of a number of examples of individual stories. The Cambridge Introduction to the American Short Story offers a comprehensive and accessible guide to this rich literary tradition. It will be invaluable to students and readers looking for critical approaches to the short story and wishing to deepen their understanding of how authors have approached and developed this fascinating and challenging genre. Further reading suggestions are included to explore the subject in more depth. This is an invaluable overview for all students and readers of American fiction.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : American fiction
ISBN : 6613627844
The American short story has never been more popular - or more important - than it is today. With many lucid essays on major writers and themes by some of the best literary scholars in the United States, The Columbia Companion to the Twentieth-Century American Short Story offers readers a wealth of information and insight into the work of many of the finest short story writers in literary history. Part one of the book is comprised of articles on stories that share a particular theme, such as "The American Working-Class Short Story" or "Lesbian and Gay Short Stories". Part two contains pieces on individual writers and their work, including Ernest Hemingway, Raymond Carver and J.D. Salinger.
Author : James Nagel
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-02
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780470655429
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
Author : Paul Delaney
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-27
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781474400664
This collection explores the history and development of the anglophone short story since the beginning of the nineteenth century.
Author : Alfred Bendixen,James Nagel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Short stories, American
ISBN : 1782685715
A Companion to the American Short Story traces the development of this versatile literary genre over the past 200 years. Sets the short story in context, paying attention to the interaction of cultural forces and aesthetic principles. Contributes to the ongoing redefinition of the American canon, with close attention to the achievements of women writers as well as such important genres as the ghost story and detective fiction. Embraces diverse traditions including African-American, Jewish-American, Latino, Native-American, and regional short story writing. Includes a section focused on specific authors and texts, from Edgar Allen Poe to John Updike.
Author : David Malcolm,Cheryl Alexander Malcolm
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2009-01-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 144430478X
A Companion to the British and Irish Short Story provides a comprehensive treatment of short fiction writing and chronicles its development in Britain and Ireland from 1880 to the present. Provides a comprehensive treatment of the short story in Britain and Ireland as it developed over the period 1880 to the present Includes essays on topics and genres, as well as on individual texts and authors Comprises chapters on women’s writing, Irish fiction, gay and lesbian writing, and short fiction by immigrants to Britain