Short stories for students. Volume 38 : presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories / Matthew Derda, project editor ; foreword by Thomas E. Barden.| [Gale electronic resource]
An episode of war / Stephen Crane -- The flat of the land / Diana Garcia -- Gryphon / Charles Baxter -- Idiots first / Bernard Malamud -- In search of Epifano / Rudolfo Anaya -- The kiss / Anton Chekhov -- Lob's girl / Joan Aiken -- The rain horse / Ted Hughes -- Rose-Johnny / Barbara Kingsolver -- Saint Helene / Alice Hoffman -- Tiny, smiling daddy / Mary Gaitskill -- A tree, a rock, a cloud / Carson McCullers -- Under reconstruction / Mori Ogai -- What means switch / Gish Jen.
Summary
Provides critical overviews of short stories from all cultures and time periods. Includes discussions of plot, characters, themes and structure as well as the story's cultural and historical significance.