Great American Short Stories (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) by Corinne Demas, Various, Corinne Demas (Introduction)
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- Pub. Date: May 2004
- 545pp
- Sales Rank: 14,710
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- Pub. Date: May 2004
- Publisher: Barnes & Noble
- Format: Paperback, 545pp
- Sales Rank: 14,710
- Series: Barnes & Noble Classics Series
- ISBN-13: 9781593080860
- ISBN: 1593080867
- Edition Description: Special Value
Synopsis
Great American Short Stories: From Hawthorne to Hemingway is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:
Uniquely capable of capturing a moment in time, the short story occupies a cherished place in the history of American literature. During the last 200 years, some of this nation’s greatest writers have produced outstanding examples of this art form, many of which are included in this collection.
Beginning with well-known stories byHawthorne, Melville, and Poe, this diverse and colorful collection includes tales by Mark Twain, Ambrose Bierce, Sherwood Anderson, Henry James, Edith Wharton, Willa Cather, Stephen Crane, and Mary Wilkins Freeman. From Sarah Orne Jewett’s portraits of rural Maine to F. Scott Fitzgerald’s brilliant tales from the Jazz Age, these stories span the breadth of the American experience. In addition to acknowledged masters of the short story form, such as O. Henry, Jack London, and Ernest Hemingway, this volume features stories by Charles W. Chesnutt, the first important African-American novelist, and Charlotte Perkins Gilman, a leading theorist of the early women’s movement.
Corinne Demas is Professor of English at Mount Holyoke College and a fiction editor of the Massachusetts Review. She has a Ph.D. in English and Comparative Literature from Columbia University. She is the author of two collections of short stories, two novels, a memoir, and numerous books for children.
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Corinne Demas is Professor of English at Mount Holyoke College and a fiction editor of the Massachusetts Review. She has a Ph.D. in English and Comparative Literature from Columbia University. She is the author of two collections of short stories, two novels, a memoir, and numerous books for children.
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Rewarding Collectionby TheQuillPen
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June 02, 2009: I always find it difficult to judge an anthology of literature as a whole when it contains such varied authors, but B&N's Great American Short Stories is certainly a rewarding collection. Standouts include Hawthorne's "The Birthmark," Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher," Melville's "Bartleby the Scrivener," James's "The Beast in the Jungle," Wharton's "The Other Two," Crane's "The Blue Hotel," Cather's "Paul's Case," Fitzgerald's "Winter Dreams," and Hemingway's "The End of Something." On the whole, this anthology, though merely a sampling of each great author, fulfills its purpose with aplomb and makes for enjoyable reading.
I Also Recommend: Young Goodman Brown and Other Short Stories, Collected Stories of William Faulkner, The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway, Collected Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classics).
Great intoduction to the short story!by ThePoet1745
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March 03, 2009: I have really enjoyed this collection of short stories. I haven't yet finished it because, as it explains in the intro, a goood short story is something that you should be able to read in one sitting but also have a message and impact in some way. I find that I've kept it out in the open and if I'm waiting on some odd thing, this just fits perfect in those little time increments. You know, you have 20 minutes but aren't a tv fan for a sitcom or what have you- just perfect for a short read before going to sleep. It's not actually alphabetical, it's just a good into to the short story and the great impact it can have. I'd recommend this one to anyone. If it came in a paperback edition, that would be perfect for carrying around while waiting at a Dr's appt, for getting caught at a drawbridge here in Florida, or just waiting on a friend.
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