American Short Stories; Author: Hitchcock, Bert; Joint Author: Current-Garcia, Auburn; Paperback

Author: Hitchcock, Bert; Joint Author: Current-Garcia, Auburn
Edition #7; Paperback
Published: March 2002
Pearson Professional Education
ISBN: 0321080564

/*JN447, 0-321-08056-4, Hitchcock, Bert; Current-Garcia; Kouidis, Virginia M., American Short Stories, Seventh Edition*/ With its historical thrust, chronological organization, and attention to classic works, American Short Stories offers a discriminating collection of both canonical and recent stories in a brief anthology made all the more flexible by its streamlined apparatus. Enriched Selection of Stories and Authors: more contemporary authors and an increased representation of ethnically diverse writers, with two stories per major author. The introductions of the five time periods clarify the two-hundred year history of the American short story, its developing forms, and enduring themes. Head notes introduce each writer. New author quotes, commentary, and biographical in