Drama: A Pocket Anthology (Canadian Edition) - Softcover

Gwynn, R. S.; Campbell, Wanda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0321170512 ISBN 13: 9780321170514

Publisher: Pearson Canada, 2003

Synopsis

The perfect alternative to lengthy fiction anthologies, this brief, inexpensive, and diverse collection of 42 short stories provides a concise yet complete introduction to the study of fiction. Chronologically organized, the diverse selection includes the discipline's most popular short stories.  An “Introduction to Fiction” provides an overview of the genre, defining key literary terms in context.  “Writing about Fiction” offers instruction for writing essays and covers MLA style citation.  Biographical headnotes highlight common themes and ideas in the author’s body of work.   Individuals who want a brief overview of the study of poetry.

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From the Back Cover:

The perfect alternative to lengthy fiction anthologies, this brief, affordable collection of short stories provides a concise yet complete introduction to the study of fiction. Featuring over 30 short stories, it spans the spectrum of short fiction from early pieces by Nathaniel Hawthorne and Anton Checkov to contemporary works by Alice Walker and Margaret Atwood. Writing About Fiction section offers a brief overview of organizational strategies, research methods, style and MLA style citation. "The Telling of the Tale" is a discussion of the oral roots of short fiction. "The Short Story Genre" is an account of the development of the modern short story. "Reading and Analyzing Short Fiction" a presentation of John Cheever's brief story, "Reunion," followed by a discussion of how the elements of fiction-plot, characterization, point of view, theme, setting, style-relate to this and other stories in the book. Index of critical terms provides a cross-referenced list of terms covered. For those interested in Fiction.

About the Author:

R. S. Gwynn has edited several other books, including Drama: A Pocket Anthology; Poetry: A Pocket Anthology; Literature: A Pocket Anthology; Inside Literature: Reading, Responding, Writing (with Steven Zani); The Art of the Short Story (with Dana Gioia); and Contemporary American Poetry: A Pocket Anthology (with April Lindner).  He has also authored five collections of poetry, including No Word of Farewell: Selected Poems, 1970-2000. He has been awarded the Michael Braude Award for verse from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.  Gwynn is University Professor of English and Poet-in-Residence at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson Canada
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0321170512
• ISBN 13: 9780321170514
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 416