00000cam a22000004i 4500 UP-99796217612386101 Buklod 20170211171216.0 a r |||| u| ta 170211s2015 xx d r |||| u| 9780470655429 (paper) (iLib)UPD-00261909966 CAL-12256 Fastbooks Php3,995.00 DECL DLC cDCAL rda eng DMLUC PS 374 S5 N34 2015 Nagel, James author. American short story handbook James Nagel. Chichester, West Sussex, UK Wiley-Blackwell 2015. viii, 315 pages illustrations 24 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Wiley Blackwell literature handbooks Includes bibliographical references and index. "This is a concise yet comprehensive treatment of the American short story that includes an historical overview of the topic as well as discussion of notable American authors and individual stories, from Benjamin Franklin's "The Speech of Miss Polly Baker" in 1747 to "The Joy Luck Club". Includes a selection of writers chosen not only for their contributions of individual stories but for bodies of work that advanced the boundaries of short fiction, including Washington Irving, Sarah Orne Jewett, Stephen Crane, Jamaica Kincaid, and Tim O'Brien Addresses the ways in which American oral storytelling and other narrative traditions were integral to the formation and flourishing of the short story genre Written in accessible and engaging prose for students at all levels by a renowned literary scholar to illuminate an important genre that has received short shrift in scholarly literature of the last century Includes a glossary defining the most common terms used in literary history and in critical discussions of fiction, and a bibliography of works for further study "--Provided by publisher. "The Handbook of the American Short Story is a concise yet comprehensive treatment of the topic that is designed to illuminate an important literary genre that has been given short scholarly shrift over the last century"--Provided by publisher. Short stories, American History and criticism Handbooks, manuals, etc. Online version Nagel, James, author. American short story handbook First edition. Hoboken : Wiley-Blackwell, 2015 9781118902127 (DLC) 2014037421. Cover image http://catalogimages.wiley.com/images/db/jimages/9780470655412.jpg FO UPD DCAL PS 374 S5 N34 2015 Book