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。全书共分为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。
- 前辅文
- 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
