Esteemed critic Blanche Gelfant's brilliant companion gathers together lucid essays on major writers and themes by some of the best literary critics in the Unit

Although the short story has existed in various forms for centuries, it has particularly flourished during the last hundred years. Reader's Companion to the Sho

A COMPANION TO THE AMERICAN SHORT STORY A Companion to the American Short Story traces the development of this versatile literary genre over the past two centur

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,