
Teaching the Short Story
A. Cox(Editor)
Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
Published on 5. April 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
XVII, 204 pages
978-0-230-57370-3 (ISBN)
Description
The short story is moving from relative neglect to a central position in the curriculum; as a teaching tool, it offers students a route into many complex areas, including critical theory, gender studies, postcolonialism and genre. This book offers a practical guide to the short story in the classroom, covering all these fields and more.
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Series
Edition
2011 edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
XVII, 204 p.
Dimensions
Height: 215 mm
Width: 139 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
288 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-230-57370-3 (9780230573703)
DOI
10.1057/9780230316591
Schweitzer Classification
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Person
DEAN BALDWIN, Professor of English, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, USA
MICHAEL GREANEY, Senior Lecturer in English Literature, University of Lancaster, UK
CHARLES E. MAY, Professor Emeritus of Literature, California State University, Long Beach, USA
LINDEN PEACH, Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Edge Hill University, UK
ANDY SAWYER, Librarian of the Science Fiction Foundation Collection, University of Liverpool, UK
MARTIN SCOFIELD, Senior Lecturer, University of Kent, UK
PAOLA TRIMARCO, Lecturer in Sociolinguistics and Literary Stylistics, Open University, UK
PETER WRIGHT, Reader in Speculative Fictions, Edge Hill University, UK
Content
Acknowledgements Series Preface Notes on the Contributors A Chronology of Significant Works Introduction; A.Cox Short Shorts: Exploring Relevance and Filling in Narratives; P.Trimarco Questioning Short Stories: Joyce, Barnes and Simpson; M.Greaney Raymond Carver and the Power of Style; M.Scofield Women Writers; L.Peach The Postcolonial Experience: The Southeast Asian Short Story in English; D.Baldwin The Science Fiction Short Story; A.Sawyer Story and Film; P.Wright Why Teaching the Short Story Today is a Thankless Task; C.E.May Postgraduate Research; A.Cox Appendix: Film Adaptations Further Reading Index