Unit One Langston Hughes: "Early Autumn"
Part 1 Elements of Fiction (1): The Nature of Short Story
Elements of Fiction (2): Literary and Non-literary Writings, the Difference
Part 2 Langston Hughes: An Introduction
Part 3 The Story: "Early Autumn"
Part 4 The Narrative Form of “Early Autumn”
Part 5 Exercises
Part 6 Additional Story for Reading and Discussion
Unit Two Frank Sargeson: "A Piece of Yellow Soap"
Part 1 Elements of Fiction (1): The Author, the Narrator and the Reader
Elements of Fiction (2): The Narrator
Part 2 Frank Sargeson: An Introduction
Part 3 The Story: "A Piece of Yellow Soap"
Part 4 Function of the Narrator and the Artistic Effect in "A Piece of Yellow Soap"
Part 5 Exercises
Part 6 Additional Story for Reading and Discussion
Unit Three Katherine Mansfield: "Miss Brill"
Part 1 Elements of Fiction: Character and Characterization
Part 2 Katherine Mansfield: An Introduction
Part 3 The Story: "Miss Brill"
Part 4 Characterization in "Miss Brill"
Part 5 Exercises
Part 6 Additional Story for Reading and Discussion
Unit Four Richard Selzer: "The Discus Thrower"
Part 1 Elements of Fiction: The Setting and the Theme
Part 2 Richard Selzer: An Introduction
Part 3 The Story: "The Discus Thrower"
Part 4 Setting and Theme in "The Discus Thrower"
Part 5 Exercises
Part 6 Additional Story for Reading and Discussion
Unit Five Sarah Orne Jewett: "A White Heron"
Part 1 Elements of Fiction: Story and Plot
Part 2 Sarah Orne Jewett: An Introduction
Part 3 The Story: "A White Heron"
Part 4 Plot and Plotting in "A White Heron"
Part 5 Exercises
Part 6 Additional Story for Reading and Discussion
Unit Six Kate Chopin: "The Story of an Hour"
Part 1 Elements of Fiction: Irony
Part 2 Kate Chopin: An Introduction
Part 3 The Story: "The Story of an Hour"
Part 4 Irony and the Theme in "The Story of an Hour"
Part 5 Exercises
Part 6 Additional Story for Reading and Discussion
Unit Seven James Joyce: "Araby"
Part 1 Elements of Fiction: Symbol
Part 2 James Joyce: An Introduction
Part 3 The Story: "Araby"
Part 4 Symbols in "Araby"
Part 5 Exercises
Part 6 Additional Story for Reading and Discussion
Unit Eight Frank Stockton: "The Lady, or the Tiger?"
Part 1 Elements of Fiction: Romantic Fiction
Part 2 Frank Stockton: An Introduction
Part 3 The Story: "The Lady, or the Tiger?"
Part 4 Features of Romanticism in "The Lady, or the Tiger?"
Part 5 Exercises
Part 6 Additional Story for Reading and Discussion
Unit Nine Frank O' Connor: "Guests of the Nation"
Part 1 Elements of Fiction: Realistic Fiction
Part 2 Frank O'Connor: An Introduction
Part 3 The Story: "Guests of the Nation"
Part 4 Features of Realism in "Guests of the Nation"
Part 5 Exercises
Part 6 Additional Story for Reading and Discussion
Unit Ten Jack London: "The Law of Life"
Part 1 Elements of Fiction: Naturalistic Fiction
Part 2 Jack London: An Introduction
Part 3 The Story: "The Law of Life"
Part 4 Features of Naturalism in "The Law of Life"
Part 5 Exercises
Part 6 Additional Story for Reading and Discussion
Unit Eleven James Thurber: "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"
Part 1 Elements of Fiction: Modernism
Part 2 James Thurber: An Introduction
Part 3 The Story: "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"
Part 4 Features of Modernism in "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"
Part 5 Exercises
Part 6 Additional Story for Reading and Discussion
Unit Twelve Donald Barthelme: "The Glass Mountain"
Part 1 Elements of Fiction: Postmodernism
Part 2 Donald Barthelme: An Introduction
Part 3 The Story: "The Glass Mountain"
Part 4 Features of Postmodernism in "The Glass Mountain"
Part 5 Exercises
Part 6 Additional Story for Reading and Discussion
