Short stories for students.  presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories /  Volume 6 : 
Tim Akers, project editor. 
 - 1 online resource (368 pages) :  illustrations 
 - Gale eBooks .
<br/><br/> Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism.  "ISSN 1092-7735." 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Vol. 6: The beast in the jungle / Henry James --  Bloodchild / Octavia Butler --  Cathedral / Raymond Carver --  The Chrysanthemums / John Steinbeck --  The dead / James Joyce --  Fever / John Edgar Wideman --  A guide to Berlin / Vladimir Nabokov --  Hills like white elephants / Ernest Hemingway --  Lost in the funhouse / John Barth --  Odour of Chrysanthemums / D.H. Lawrence --  Pomegranate Seed / Edith Wharton --  The ring / Isak Dinesen --  A rose for Emily / William Faulkner --  A simple heart / Gustave Flaubert --  Spunk / Zora Neale Hurston --  Swimming Lessons / Rohinton Mistry --  A very old man with enormous wings / Gabriel Garcia Marquez. 
<br/><br/> Presents vital information on the most-studied short stories at the high school and early-college levels. Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781414428178 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>James, Henry, 1843-1916.  Beast in the jungle. <br/>Butler, Octavia E. Bloodchild. <br/>Carver, Raymond, 1938-1988.  Cathedral. <br/>Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968.  Chrysanthemums. <br/>Joyce, James, 1882-1941.  Dead. <br/>Wideman, John Edgar. Fever. <br/>Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977.  Guide to Berlin. <br/>Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961.  Hills like white elephants. <br/>Barth, John, 1930-  Lost in the funhouse. <br/>Lawrence, D. H. 1885-1930.  Odour of Chrysanthemums. <br/>Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937.  Pomegranate Seed. <br/>Dinesen, Isak, 1885-1962.  Ring. <br/>Faulkner, William, 1897-1962.  Rose for Emily. <br/>Flaubert, Gustave, 1821-1880.  Simple heart. <br/>Hurston, Zora Neale. Spunk. <br/>Mistry, Rohinton, 1952-  Swimming Lessons. <br/>Garcia Marquez, Gabriel, 1928-  Very old man with enormous wings. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Short story--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.<br/>Short story--Study and teaching (Secondary)--United States.<br/>Short story.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN3373