Great American Short Stories : : a Guide for Writers and Readers

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"Course no. 2323"--Container.
Disc 1. "Come in here": how stories draw us in -- Discovering the American short story -- The storytelling instinct in America -- Storytelling and American mythos -- Sentimental fiction and social reform -- The rise of realism in American fiction. Disc 2. American modernists -- Contemporary American storytelling -- Setting or Donnée in American short fiction -- The use of detail in American short fiction -- Character: who you are in the dark -- American dialogue and interior monologue. Disc 3. Standing apart: the third person -- Standing close: the first and second person -- Plot: what characters do next -- Imagery in American short fiction -- Style in traditional American short stories -- Experimental American short stories. Disc 4. Genre short fiction in America -- Graphic short fiction in America -- Postmodern short fiction in America -- American microfictions -- Short story endings -- A hundred false starts.
Professor Jennifer Cognard-Black, St. Mary's College of Maryland.
"Discover how to read, write, and appreciate American short stories with an award-winning teacher and published author." --Container.
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