The American Short Story

ISBN: 9780658000416

出版社: National Textbook Company

出版年: 2000

内容简介

The American Short Story is an outstanding literature anthology featuring selections that represent the development of the short story throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The 22 stories in this collection represent classics from the last 150 years, written by women and men who were instrumental in the development of the short story genre.

The selections are arranged chronologically, thus readers can trace the evolution of the genre as well as the changes in American society that these stories reflect. The stories provide opportunities for students to examine some of the threads that make up the fabric of our nation. The teacher edition includes a bound-in teacher manual with summaries of each story as well as assessment criteria, discussion questions, and writing prompts.