Norton Introduction To The Short Novel

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The fifteen works collected in The Norton Introduction to the ShortNovel, Third Edition, represent a wide range of periods andinternational voices. Designed with the undergraduate in mind, theanthology includes a helpful introduction by Professor Beaty thatdefines the short novel in contrast to the short story and the longernovel and explores the formal and thematic corollaries of thisparticular literary form. Additionally, a short biographical headnoteprecedes each selection to prepare the reader to experience,appreciate, and understand the works as fully as possible during afirst reading. A brief critical afterword follows each novel.

Reflecting the fertile culture of the American experience, this collection of stories includes works by Raymond Carver, Jayne Anne Phillips, Ellen Gilchrist, Poe, Hawthorne, Hemingway, Kate Chopin, and other distinguished authors

The classroom standard for readers and aspiring writers of fiction, The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction offers the most comprehensive, engaging selection of classic and contemporary stories in the field.

The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction, shorter edition features 73 works—many of them new to this edition—by 69 authors, offering a broad collection of short stories with the most thoughtful annotations and apparatus on the market. With a new "Authors in Depth" feature, an extensive Reviews and Commentaries section, and expanded coverage of Writers on Writing, the shorter eighth edition provides a wealth of criticism of key works and authors, as well as the opportunity to look deeper into the craft of fiction.