{"product_id":"the-new-short-story-theories-charles-e-may-9780821410875","title":"The New Short Story Theories","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first edition of May's \u003ci\u003eShort Story Theories\u003c\/i\u003e (1976) opened with an essay entitled \"The Short Story: An Underrated Art.\" Almost two decades later, the short story suffers no such slight. Publishers and critics have become increasingly interested in the form, which has enjoyed a renaissance led by such writers as Raymond Carver, Tobias Wolff, Ann Beattie, Bobbie Ann Mason, and Mary Robison. An important part of this revival of interest, \u003ci\u003eShort Story Theories\u003c\/i\u003e has continued to attract a strong and loyal audience among students and teachers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe New Short Story Theories\u003c\/i\u003e includes a few basic pieces from the earlier volume-Poe's Hawthorne review, Brander Matthew's extension and formalization of Poe's theories, and essays by Randall Jarrell, Elizabeth Bowen, and Nadine Gordimer-but most of the essays are new to the collection. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Addressing problems of definition, historical considerations, issues of technique, and cognitive approaches, essays include: \u003cbr\u003e \"The Tale as Genre in Short Story Fiction,\" by W. S. Penn\u003cbr\u003e \"O. Henry and the Theory of the Short Story,\" by Suzanne C. Ferguson\u003cbr\u003e \"On Writing,\" by Raymond Carver\u003cbr\u003e \"From Tale to Short Story,\" by Robert F. Marler\u003cbr\u003e \"A Cognitive Approach to Storyness,\" by Susan Lohafer \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e May's new collection will continue to highlight the short story, to provoke debate, and to enrich our experience of a demanding and rewarding literary form.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles E. May\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0821410873\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780821410875\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ohio University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 363\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.04w x 0.93d","brand":"Charles E. May","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926521348351,"sku":"9780821410875","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_16d6b68b-e9f2-47c3-8cd7-cde0bfe916ac.jpg?v=1681083525","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-new-short-story-theories-charles-e-may-9780821410875","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}