Twayne's critical history of the short story

Contains essays tracing the major movements of the short story from the beginning of the century until the end of World War II.

"Twayne's critical history of the short story. Bibliography: p. 146-162. A critical history tracing the evolution of American short fiction from its beginning as stereotypical allegories to 1850.

Follows the development of the short story as a part of the Latin American literature.

Critical essays discuss the development of the short story.