The History of the Short Story

True

A short story typically has a less developed plot than a novel.

False

Edgar Allen Poe is generally credited with writing the first collection of short stories.

True

Herman Melville was an early American short story writer.

True

James Joyce made an innovative contribution to the short story by focusing on the inner lives of his characters.

- carefully created - compact - unified

Select the general characteristics of a short story.

a fictional prose piece that can be easily read in one sitting

The classic definition of a short story is _________________ ___________________________________________________________________.

a fictional prose piece that is under 20,000 words

The modern definition of a short story is _______________ ______________________________________________.