Reading the Short Story: A Student's Guide to Selected British, Irish and American Works

by Scarlett Lee and Anna Wing Tso

Beginning with a brief history and evolution of the short story genre, alongside an overview of the key short story writers, and an explanatory chapter of literary criticism, this book aims to give readers insight into the works by canonical British, Irish, and American authors, including Edgar Allan Poe, James Joyce, Flannery O'Connor, and more. Applying close reading skills and critical literary approaches to twelve selected short stories in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476673985
• ISBN13: 9781476673981
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 205 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher