UNIT One Langston
Hughes:
"Early
Autumn"
Part1 Elements of Fiction (1): The Nature of Short
Story
Elements of Fiction (2): Literary and Non-literary
Writings, the Difference
Part2 Langston Hughes: An Introduction
Part3 The Story: "Early Autumn"
Part4 Writing Form in "Early Autumn"
Part5 Exercises
Part6 Additional Story for Reading and Discussion
UNIT Two Frank
Sargeson:
"A Piece
of Yellow
Soap"
Part1 Elements of Fiction (1): The Author, the
Narrator and the Reader
Elements of Fiction (2): The Narrator
Part2 Frank Sargeson: An Introduction
Part3 The Story: "A Piece of Yellow Soap"
Part4 Function of the Narrator and the Artistic Effect
in "A Piece of Yellow Soap"
Part5 Exercises
Part6 Additional Story for Reading and Discussion
UNIT Three Katherine
Mansfield:
MISS BN
Part1 Elements of Fiction: Character and
Characterization
Part2 Katherine Mansfield: An Introduction
Part3 The Story: "Miss Brill"
Part4 Characterization in "Miss Brill"
Part5 Exercises
Part6 Additional Story for Reading and Discussion
UNIT Four RiChard
Selzer:
"The
Discus
Thrower"
Part 1 Elements of Fiction: The Setting and the Theme
Part 2 Richard Seizer: An Introduction
Part3 The Story: "The Discus Thrower"
Part4 Setting and Theme in "The Discus Thrower"
Part5 Exercises
Part6 Additional Story for Reading and Discussion
UNIT Five Sarah Orne
Jewel: A White
Heron
on
Part1 Elements of Fiction: Story and Plot
Part2 Sarah Orne Jewett: An Introduction
Part4 The Story: "A White Heron"
Part5 Plot and Plotting in "A White Heron" Exercises
Part6 Additional Story for Reading and Discussion
UNIT Six Kate
Chopin:
"The Story
of an
Hour"
Part1 Elements of Fiction: Irony
Part2 Kate Chopin: An Introduction
Part3 The Story: "The Story of an Hour"
Part4 Irony and the Theme in "The Story of an Hour"
Part5 Exercises
Part6 Additional Story for Reading and Discussion
UNIT Seven James
JOYCe
"Araby"
Part1 Elements of Fiction: Symbol
Part2 James Joyce: An Introduction
Part3 The Story: "Araby"
Part4 Symbols in "Araby"
Part5 Exercises
Part6 Additional Story for Reading and Discussion
UNIT Eight Frank
StoCkton:
"The Lady,
or the
Tiger?"
Part1 Elements of Fiction: Romantic Fiction
Part2 Frank Stockton: An Introduction
Part3 The Story: "The Lady, or the Tiger?"
Part4 Features of Romanticism in "The Lady, or the Tiger?"
Part5 Exercises
Part6 Additional Story for Reading and Discussion
UNIT Nine Frank
O'Connor:
"Guests
of the
Nation"
Part1 Elements of Fiction: Realistic Fiction
Part2 Frank O'Connor: An Introduction
Part3 The Story: "Guests of the Nation"
Part4 Features of Realism in "Guests of the Nation"
Part5 Exercises
Part6 Additional Story for Reading and DiscussionUNIT Ten Jack
London:
"TheLaw
of Life"
Part1 Elements of Fiction: Naturalistic Fiction I
Part2 Jack London: An Introduction
Part3 The Story: "The Law of Life"
Part4 Features of Naturalism in "The Law of Life"
Part5 Exercises
Part6 Additional Story for Reading and Discussion
UNIT Eleven James
Thurber:
"The
Secret Life
of Walter
Mitty
Part1 Elements of Fiction: Modernism
Part2 James Thurber: An Introduction
Part3 The Story: "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"
Part4 Features of Modernism in "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"
Part5 Exercises
Part6 Additional Story for Reading and Discussion
UNIT Twelve Donald
Barthelme:
"The Glass
Mountain"
Part1 Elements of Fiction: Postmodernism
Part2 Donald Barthelme: An Introduction
Part3 The Story: "The Glass Mountain"
Part4 Features of Postmodernism in "The Glass Mountain"
Part5 Exercises
Part5 Additional Story for Reading and Discussion