Studies in Short Fiction Series Editors: Gary Scharnhorst, University of New MexicoEric Haralson, State University of New York at StonybrookThe coverage offered in Twaynes Studies in Short Fiction series extends beyond authors written works to discuss the writers personal life taken from interviews, essays, memoirs, and other biographical material; the critical reception to his or her work; and an overview of how the subjects output fits into the larger world of literature. Each volume is designed as a complete and self-contained companion to a particular writers short fiction, and will invigorate any reading of the writers works. Further enhancing its value as a reference work, each volume contains a chronology, selected bibliography, and an index, and library bindings with cloth covers insure maximum longevity. Writing mostly about New England at the turn of the century, Freemans prolific output includes novels, plays, poems, essays, childrens works, and movie scripts. Yet it is her short storiessome two hundred and fifty of them, gathered in fourteen collections during her lifetimethat forged Freemans literary reputation and fuel a continuing interest in her work. Her frequently anthologized A New England Nun, The Revolt of Mother, and A Village Singer, offer in compact, forceful style female protagonists with fierce dilemmas. Included in this volume are Freemans own observations on her fiery art, as well as four respected critical writings on A New England Nun.Highly recommended for academic, public, and school libraries. CHOICETwaynes Studies in Short Fiction series offers concise, sensitive surveys of the works of important practitioners of the short story. BooklistTwayne Publishers has done it again. These handsome volumes should be considered not only for the college library, but also for students, teachers, and devotees of the short story. Studies in Short Fiction
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