Short stories for students. presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories / Volume 38 :

Short stories for students. presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories / Volume 38 : Matthew Derda, project editor ; foreword by Thomas E. Barden. - 1 online resource (xix, 322 pages) : illustrations - Gale eBooks .

"ISSN 1092-7735."



An episode of war / Stephen Crane -- The flat of the land / Diana Garcia -- Gryphon / Charles Baxter -- Idiots first / Bernard Malamud -- In search of Epifano / Rudolfo Anaya -- The kiss / Anton Chekhov -- Lob's girl / Joan Aiken -- The rain horse / Ted Hughes -- Rose-Johnny / Barbara Kingsolver -- Saint Helene / Alice Hoffman -- Tiny, smiling daddy / Mary Gaitskill -- A tree, a rock, a cloud / Carson McCullers -- Under reconstruction / Mori Ogai -- What means switch / Gish Jen.

Provides critical overviews of short stories from all cultures and time periods. Includes discussions of plot, characters, themes and structure as well as the story's cultural and historical significance.



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Short story--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.
Short story--Study and teaching (Secondary)--United States.
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