{"product_id":"the-short-story-the-reality-of-artifice-paperback","title":"The Short Story: The Reality of Artifice - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles May\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe short story is one of the most difficult types of prose to write and one of the most pleasurable to read. From Boccaccio's \u003cem\u003eDecameron\u003c\/em\u003e to \u003cem\u003eThe Collected Stories of\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eReynolds Price\u003c\/em\u003e, Charles May gives us an understanding of the history and structure of this demanding form of fiction. Beginning with a general history of the genre, he moves on to focus on the nineteenth-century when the modern short story began to come into focus. From there he moves on to later nineteenth-century realism and early twentieth-century formalism and finally to the modern renaissance of the form that shows no signs of abating. A chronology of significant events, works and figures from the genre's history, notes and references and an extensive bibliographic essay with recommended reading round out the volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharles E. May\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of English at California State University, Long Beach. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eCritical\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eSurvey of Short Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eShort Story Writers\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eInteracting\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ewith Essays\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNew Short Story Theories\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFictions Many\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eWorlds and Hyperstory\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eEdgar Allen Poe\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTwentieth\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eCentury Short Story\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 182\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.5 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 02, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45837629358277,"sku":"9780415938839","price":90.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/b5_6Y6YoyG9780415938839.webp?v=1771282003","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-short-story-the-reality-of-artifice-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}