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 _______________ ______________________________________________.
