short story

Contains articles that provide information about twenty short stories for students, each with an introduction to the story and its author, a plot summary, descriptions of important characters, analysis of main themes, an explanation of literary techniques and movements, and historical and critical essays.

Profiles sixteen short stories--and their authors--often studied in high schools and colleges, presenting biographical and bibliographical information and several selections of significant criticism on each work included. Authors include Zora Neale Hurston, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Katherine Mansfield, Alice Walker, and Ernest Hemingway.

A guide to fifteen short stories, providing an introduction to each story and its author, plot summaries, descriptions of important characters, analysis of important themes, and historical and critical essays.

A guide to seventeen classic short stories, providing an introduction to each story and its author, plot summaries, descriptions of important characters, analysis of important themes, and historical and critical essays.

A guide to twenty-one short stories that provides an introduction to each story and its author, plot summaries, descriptions of important characters, analysis of important themes, and historical and critical essays.

Profiles several short story writers and short stories often studied in high schools and colleges, presenting biographical and bibliographical information and several selections of significant criticism on each figure and work included.

Short Story Criticism, volume 32.

This volume includes an introduction to the short story and the author, a plot summary, analysis of themes, a critical essay, and more.