英语短篇小说教程(第2版)

本书是《英语短篇小说》的第二版，是结合在线课程的改进版，较为系统地为学生介绍了英语短篇小说的相关知识，内容丰富，语言地道，对于全面提高学生的文学素养有很大的帮助。适合英语专业本科生、研究生和其他具有较好英语语言能力的学生使用。本书共分为12个单元，每单元有6个部分：第1-4部分是课文学习主体，第5部分为练习，包括理解题和思考讨论题，第6部分为附加阅读。新版教材的修订意图是使课堂学习和在线学习互为补充，使教师讲授和学生自主学习相结合，满足学生的“个性化学习”需要。

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 Brill"
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"
Part1 Elements of Fiction:The Setting and the Theme
Part2 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 Jewett:"A White Heron"
Part1 Elements of Fiction:Story and Plot
Part2 Sarah Orne Jewett:An Introduction
Part3 The Story:"A White Heron"
Part4 Plot and Plotting in "A White Heron"
Part5 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 Discussion
UNIT Ten Jack London:"The Law 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
Part6 Additional Story for Reading and Discussion