Teaching the short story /
Cox, Ailsa.
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan,
2011.
"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"--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"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"--Provided by publisher.
Machine generated contents note: -- Notes on the Contributors -- A Chronology of Significant Works -- Introduction; A.Cox -- Why Teaching the Short Story Today is a Thankless Task; C.E.May -- Questioning Short Stories; M.Greaney -- Short Shorts: Exploring Relevance and Filling in Narratives; P.Trimarco -- 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 -- Sacred Cows and Gift Horses; N.Royle -- Story and Film; P.Wright -- Postgraduate Research; A.Cox -- Appendix: Film Adaptations -- Further Reading -- Index.
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