Short stories for students. presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories / Volume 49 :
Kristen A. Dorsch, project editor ; foreword by Thomas E. Barden.
- 1 online resource (xix, 318 pages) : illustrations (some color), portraits
- Gale eBooks .
"ISSN: 1092-7735."
Brief moment in the life of Angus Bethune / by Chris Crutcher -- The embassy of Cambodia / by Zadie Smith -- The Hit Man / by T.C. Boyle -- I want to be Miss America / by Julia Alvarez -- The imitation of the rose / by Clarice Lispector -- Just like a tree / by Ernest J. Gaines -- Ligeia / by Edgar Allan Poe -- Miriam / by Truman Capote -- Mother and daughter / by Gary Soto -- The moths / by Helena Maria Viramontes -- Poison / by Roald Dahl -- The revolver / by Emilia Pardo Bazan -- Snow / by Alice Adams -- St. Lucy's home for girls raised by wolves / by Karen Russell.
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.
9781410365552
Short story--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States. Short story--Study and teaching (Secondary)--United States. Short story.