New Short Story Theories
"This 'second edition' of May's 1976Short Story Theoriesis actually eighty percent new... May argues that the sort story has experienced a 'renaissance' in the last decade, as a new generation of writers has found it an appropriate form for their talents and as more critics have devoted themselves to its serious study." --American Literature"One of the most intriguing uses for this book in my view, is the possibility of organizing a course around it, testing theories against specific stories here analyzed with tantalizing insight