The Tales We Tell: Perspectives on the Short Story

by Barbara Lounsberry, Susan Lohafer, Rick Feddersen

Book Overview

The 1990s have seen a renaissance in short fiction studies. Today's short story writers are testing the boundaries of short fiction through minimalist works; extended short story cycles; narrative nonfiction forms, such as histories, memoirs, and essays; and even stories created interactively with readers on the computer. Short story critics, in turn, are viewing the short story from the perspective of genre, history, cultural studies, and even...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313303967
• ISBN13: 9780313303968
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"