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Abstract
‘The Anthem Guide to Short Fiction’ contains 20 classic short stories by well-known and respected authors, some of which are rarely anthologized in the contemporary publishing market. Accordingly, this new selection provides a fresh perspective on each author and his or her place in the overarching literary canon, and will offer students both inspiration and guidance when thinking and writing about literature.
The guide offers works by a variety of acclaimed authors, including Leo Tolstoy, Mark Twain, Kate Chopin, Rudyard Kipling, James Joyce and Edith Wharton. Features of the guide include individual biographical notes for each writer, a short introduction to his or her short story, and a critical “Thinking About the Story” section for each text – including incisive discussion questions formulated to help students respond to each story insightfully. Similarly, the guide’s creative activities have been devised to engage critical and imaginative thinking in the reader, as well as to offer an understanding of authorship and the creative process. A concise glossary of literary terms, designed for optimal and regular use, is also included.
Containing 20 classic short stories by a variety of renowned authors, including Leo Tolstoy, Mark Twain, Kate Chopin, Rudyard Kipling, James Joyce and Edith Wharton, The Anthem Guide to Short Fiction has been designed to offer students and instructors both inspiration and guidance when thinking and writing about literary texts and their construction. Each story is followed by a critical ‘Thinking About the Story’ section, and is accompanied by a set of incisive discussion questions formulated to stimulate insightful literary thought. Similarly, the guide’s creative activities have been devised to engage critical and imaginative thinking, as well as to offer the reader an understanding of authorship and the creative process. Additional features include biographical notes, editorial introductions, and a concise glossary of literary terms.
Christopher Linforth was a finalist in the ‘Writers’ and Artists’ Yearbook’ Novel Writing Competition in 2007. He has had work published in ‘Denver Quarterly’, ‘Permafrost’, ‘Camas’, and many other literary journals. He was recently awarded a Fellowship to the Colgate Writers’ Conference (2010) and a scholarship to the New York State Writers’ Conference (2010). For several years he taught writing and literature at Kansas State University and Northern Michigan University. He is currently a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) fellow at Virginia Tech.
Table of Contents
Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
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Front Matter | i | ||
Half Title | i | ||
Title Page | iii | ||
Copyright Page | iv | ||
Table of Contents | v | ||
Acknowledgments | ix | ||
Preface | xi | ||
Introduction | xiii | ||
The Art of Short Fiction | xiii | ||
Reading Stories | xiv | ||
Interpretative Questions | xv | ||
Craft Questions | xv | ||
Writing Stories | xv | ||
Direct | xvi | ||
Indirect | xvi | ||
How to Use This Book | xvi | ||
Main Matter | 1 | ||
Nathaniel Hawthorne | 1 | ||
Young Goodman Brown | 2 | ||
Thinking About the Story | 14 | ||
Discussion Questions | 14 | ||
Activities | 15 | ||
Edgar Allan Poe | 17 | ||
The Man of the Crowd | 18 | ||
Thinking About the Story | 26 | ||
Discussion Questions | 26 | ||
Activities | 27 | ||
Leo Tolstoy | 29 | ||
How Much Land Does a Man Need? | 30 | ||
Thinking About the Story | 44 | ||
Discussion Questions | 44 | ||
Activities | 45 | ||
Mark Twain | 47 | ||
The Californian’s Tale | 48 | ||
Thinking About the Story | 55 | ||
Discussion Questions | 55 | ||
Activities | 56 | ||
Ambrose Bierce | 57 | ||
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge | 58 | ||
Thinking About the Story | 66 | ||
Discussion Questions | 67 | ||
Activities | 67 | ||
Sarah Orne Jewett | 69 | ||
A White Heron | 70 | ||
Thinking About the Story | 79 | ||
Discussion Questions | 80 | ||
Activities | 80 | ||
Kate Chopin | 83 | ||
The Story of an Hour | 84 | ||
Thinking About the Story | 86 | ||
Discussion Questions | 87 | ||
Activities | 87 | ||
Arthur Conan Doyle | 89 | ||
A Scandal in Bohemia | 90 | ||
Thinking About the Story | 111 | ||
Discussion Questions | 111 | ||
Activities | 112 | ||
Anton Chekhov | 113 | ||
The Lady with the Dog | 114 | ||
Thinking About the Story | 129 | ||
Discussion Questions | 130 | ||
Activities | 130 | ||
Charlotte Perkins Gilman | 131 | ||
The Yellow Wallpaper | 132 | ||
Thinking About the Story | 147 | ||
Discussion Questions | 148 | ||
Activities | 148 | ||
Edith Wharton | 149 | ||
The Choice | 150 | ||
Thinking About the Story | 163 | ||
Discussion Questions | 164 | ||
Activities | 164 | ||
O. Henry | 165 | ||
The Ransom of Red Chief | 166 | ||
Thinking About the Story | 176 | ||
Discussion Questions | 176 | ||
Activities | 177 | ||
Rudyard Kipling | 179 | ||
Mowgli’s Brothers | 180 | ||
Thinking About the Story | 196 | ||
Discussion Questions | 197 | ||
Activities | 197 | ||
H. G. Wells | 199 | ||
A Moth — Genus Novo | 200 | ||
Thinking About the Story | 209 | ||
Discussion Questions | 209 | ||
Activities | 210 | ||
Stephen Crane | 211 | ||
The Open Boat | 212 | ||
Thinking About the Story | 235 | ||
Discussion Questions | 235 | ||
Activities | 236 | ||
Willa Cather | 237 | ||
A Wagner Matinee | 238 | ||
Thinking About the Story | 245 | ||
Discussion Questions | 246 | ||
Activities | 246 | ||
James Joyce | 247 | ||
Araby | 248 | ||
Thinking About the Story | 253 | ||
Discussion Questions | 254 | ||
Activities | 254 | ||
H. P. Lovecraft | 257 | ||
The Outsider | 258 | ||
Thinking About the Story | 264 | ||
Discussion Questions | 264 | ||
Activities | 265 | ||
F. Scott Fitzgerald | 267 | ||
Winter Dreams | 268 | ||
Thinking About the Story | 288 | ||
Discussion Questions | 289 | ||
Activities | 289 | ||
Robert E. Howard | 291 | ||
Circus Fists | 292 | ||
Thinking About the Story | 308 | ||
Discussion Questions | 309 | ||
Activities | 309 | ||
End Matter | 311 | ||
Copyrights | 311 | ||
Glossary of Literary Terms | 313 |