英语短篇小说常识与名作研读

霍红宇、叶倩主编的《英语短篇小说常识与名作研读》是上海市高等学校教育高地建设项目，是为普通高校英语专业本科生编写的文学教材。《英语短篇小说常识与名作研读》共20章，分两大部分。第一部分为英语短篇小说结构要素分析，第二部分为当今西方通用的文学批评方法。每章除了基础理论的介绍，还有选文作者的介绍、相关评论、英文注释、思考问题及答案。《英语短篇小说常识与名作研读》可作为英语专业学生必修课和选修课教材之用，也可供英语爱好者提高文学修养之用。

Part One Basic Elements of English Short Stories
Chapter 1 Plot
John Updike(1932-2009)
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A & P
William Fauikner r1897-1962)
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A Rose for Emily
Chapter 2 Character
James Joyce(1882-1941)
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Araby
Chapter 3 Setting and Atmosphere
Ernest Hemingway(1899-1961)
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In Another Country
Chapter 4 Point of View
Frank O’Connor （1903-1966)
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First Confession
Chapter 5 Theme
Kurt Vonnegut，Jr．(1922-2007)
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Harrison Bergeron
Chapter 6 Style Tone and Mood
Nadine Gordimer （1923－)
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The Train from Rhodesia
Chapter 7 Irony and Satire
Shirley Jackson（1916-1965)
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The Lottery
Chapter 8 Humor and Paradox
Bernard Malamud（1914-1986)
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The Magic Barrel
Chapter 9 Symbol and Allegory
Ann Beattie(1947-)
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Dwarf House
Chapter 10 Fantasy and Absurdity
Donald Barthelme（1931-1989)
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Some of Us Had Been Threatening Our Friend ColbyI
Part Two Critical Approaches to English Short Stories
Chapter 11 Moral-Philosophical Approach
Geoffrey Chaucer(c．1340-1400)
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From“The Pardoner's Tale
Kay Boyle(1902-1992)
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Astronomer's Wife
Chapter 12 Historical-Biographical Approach
F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940)
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Babylon Revisited
Chapter 13 Formalistic Approach
James Thurber (1894-1961)
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Chapter 14 Psychological Approach
E. B. White (1899-1985)
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The Second Tree from the Corner
Chapter 15 Mythological-Archetypal Approach
Isak Dinesen (1885-1962)
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The Sailor-Boy's Tale
Harlan Ellison (1934- )
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Shatterday
Chapter 16 Sociological Approach
John Cheever (1912-1982)
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The Swimmer
Chapter 17 Structural-Semiotic Approach
Langston Hughes (1902-1967)
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On the Road
Chapter 18 Reader-Response Approach
Gary Gildner (1938- )
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Sleepy Time Gal
Chapter 19 Feminist Approach
Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864)
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The Birth-Mark
Chapter 20 Cultural Study Approach
Alice Walker (1944- )
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Everyday Use
Appendixes
Referential Answers to the Questions
Bibliography