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.
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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.
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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.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent anthology of short stories,
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This review is from: Fiction: A Pocket Anthology (3rd Edition) (Paperback)
pp.31 YOUNG GOODMAN BROWN--Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864)pp.44 THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER--Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) pp.63 MOTHER SAVAGE--Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) pp.70 THE STORY OF AN HOUR--Kate Chopin (1851-1904) pp.73 AN UPHEAVAL--Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) pp.81 ROMAN FEVER--Edith Wharton (1862-1937) pp.94 PAUL'S CASE--Willa Cather (1873-1947) pp.113 EVELINE--James Joyce (1882-1941) pp.118 THE ROCKING-HORSE WINNER--D.H. Lawrence (1885-1930) pp.133 THE JILTING OF GRANNY WEATHERALL--Katherine Ann Porter (1890-1980) pp.142 SWEAT--Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) pp.154 A ROSE FOR EMILY--William Faulkner (1897-1961) pp.164 HILLS LIKE WHITE ELEPHANTS--Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) pp.169 THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK--Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) pp.175 THE CHRYSANTHEMUMS--John Steinbeck (1902-1968) pp.186 THE MAN WHO WAS ALMOST A MAN--Richard Wright (1908-1960) pp.198 LIVVIE--Eudora Welty (B. 1909) pp.212 REUINON--John Cheever (1912-1982) pp.215 THE GUEST--Albert Camus (1913-1960) pp.228 A PARTY DOWN AT THE SQUARE--Ralph Ellison (1914-1995) pp.235 THE LOTTERY--Shirley Jackson (1919-1965) pp.244 A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND--Flannery O'Connor (1925-1964) pp.260 A VERY OLD MAN WITH ENORMOUS WINGS--Gabriel García Márquez (B. 1928) pp.267 DEAD MAN'S PATH--Chinua Achebe (B. 1930) pp.271 VANDALS--Alice Munro (B. 1931) pp.297 A & P--John Updike (B. 1932) pp.304 A SMALL, GOOD THING--Raymond Carver (1938-1988) pp.327 WHERE ARE YOU GOING, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?--Joyce Carol Oates (B. 1938) pp.344 HAPPY ENDINGS--Margaret Atwood (B. 1939) pp.348 SHILOH--Bobbie Ann Mason (B. 1940) pp.362 EVERYDAY USE--Alice Walker (B. 1944) pp.371 DIED AND GONE TO VEGAS--Tim Gautreaux (B. 1947) pp.388 LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE--Dagoberto Gilb (B. 1950) pp.399 TWO KINDS--Amy Tan (B. 1952) pp.410 BARBIE-Q--Sandra Cisneros (B. 1954) pp.412 THE RED CONVERTIBLE--Louise Erdrich (B. 1954) pp.422 HOW TO TALK TO YOUR MOTHER (NOTES)--Lorrie Moore (B. 1954) I bought this anthology used and it was obviously a former text book. I really enjoy it. While I greatly appreciate and adore full-length classic literature, short stories are a wonderful compromise for the times you don't want to be fully involved in a novel and neither want to read twaddle. Great authors with little commitment. Editor R.S. Gwynn has chosen really wonderful samplings from a rather wide range of writers. Many women, non-whites, non-English-speakers... et cetera, should that aspect concern you. Each piece is prefaced with a short, non-intrusive biography of the author. Certainly, authors/stories are absent, but I don't think it detracts from the value of this collection. It really is a lovely little book into which to nestle.
3.0 out of 5 stars
A great collection though overpriced.,
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This review is from: Fiction A Pocket Anthology (Penguin Academics) (6th Edition) (Paperback)
The collected works here are fantastic. Unfortunately it is well over-priced. This anthology is required reading for a class I am taking so in order to save frustration in searching out each individual title I purchased the book. But had it been available at the library I would have checked it out instead.
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Very rewarding!,
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Wonderful collection of the most important short stories in this century.
The delivery is late, though! But I'm in Asia, so it's fine. Highly recommended!
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