The Cambridge Companion to the American Short Story

Book Overview

This Companion offers students and scholars a comprehensive introduction to the development and the diversity of the American short story as a literary form from its origins in the eighteenth century to the present day. Rather than define what the short story is as a genre, or defend its importance in comparison with the novel, this Companion seeks to understand what the short story does - how it moves through national space, how it is always related...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009292846
• ISBN13: 9781009292849
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"