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2020-21 Graduate Catalog 
    
2020-21 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

EN 638 The American Short Story


This chronological examination of some of the best examples of the American short story from its beginnings to the present day emphasizes an historical perspective of changing forms and expressions of the genre and tests the validity of contemporary critical methods. It concentrates on prominent works of the following writers: Irving, Poe, Hawthorne, Melville, James, Crane, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Porter, Oates and others.