american fiction

Studies and analyzes the most pronounced fictional streams of recent decades.

Examines American fiction from 1945 to the present and its relationship to changes in sexual mores, the economy, the desire for self-improvement, and the changing roles of men and women.

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.

Critical essays discuss the development of the short story.