Major American Short Stories - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195078993 ISBN 13: 9780195078992

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1994

Synopsis

Strongly emphasizing the works of major writers such as Hawthorne, Poe, James, Irving, Twain, and Faulkner, this latest edition of a remarkably successful text ranges from the traditional to the modern experimental fictions of Barth, Barthelme, and Coover. Edited by one of the most prominent experts in the field, the third edition addresses the needs of a changing readership by presenting more works by women, writers of color, and contemporary authors, including Kate Chopin, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Zora Neale Hurston, Robert Stone, Raymond Carver, Alice Walker, Leslie Marmon Silko, and Louise Erdrich. Preceding each section is an introductory essay discussing individual works and the development of the genre, and biographical and bibliographical notes for each author are also provided. American Short Stories, 3/e is the definitive source for exploring the full range of American contributions to the short story.

About this title

About the Author:

A. Walton Litz is at Princeton University.

Review:

"An original and ingenious selection of stories from the most durable authors. This anthology showcases the best of our national literature in all its variety and versatility and will continue to delight and instruct."--Jean-Mark Sens, University of Mississippi

"This remains one of the best short story anthologies available. The additional stories are welcome."--George R. Creeger, Wesleyan University

"An excellent selection from the 19th century to the multicultural present."--Daniel Fineman, Occidental College

"Superior selection. The majority of these classics I would have chosen had I been given the privilege."--Patrick P. Garrett, Louisiana Tech University

"The best there is!"--E.N. Feltskog, University of Wisconsin

"I like the breadth and quality of selections; the 'masters' are well represented and interpreted without taking the ball away from the teacher. I like it!"--John O. West, University of Texas at El Paso

"Interesting categories, great selections."--Mark Telloyan, Pillsbury College

"I welcome the new, multicultural emphasis. Good, too, to see more women writers, especially Chopin!"--Myra L. Witmer, Marist College

"An excellent range of truly 'major' texts in the American short story tradition."--Robert L. McDonald, Virginia Military Institute

"This revision renders a splendid anthology nearly ideal for the teachers as well as the students of the 1990s."--Robert Regan, University of Pennsylvania

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0195078993
• ISBN 13: 9780195078992
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 896
• Editor: Litz A. Walton