Major American Short Stories

Major American Short Stories

by A . Walton Litz (Editor)

Synopsis

This third edition of a highly successful anthology traces the American short story from Irving, Poe, and Hawthorne to contemporary writers such as Cooper, Updike, Joyce Carol Oates, and Raymond Carver. Identifying strands of developmemt such as 'Regionalism and Realism', and the establishment of the short story as 'A National Art Form', the editor also includes a better representation of women writers and writers of colour in this new edition.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 896
Edition: 3
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
Published: 19 May 1994

ISBN 10: 0195078993
ISBN 13: 9780195078992

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Author Bio
Professor of English at Princeton University, A. Walton Litz has edited or co-edited over thirty textbooks, anthologies, and editions. He is a surrogate delagate for OUP NY.