Masterpieces of short fiction
(Audio CD)

Book Cover
Average Rating
Contributors:
Published:
Chantilly, VA : Teaching Company, c2008., Chantilly, VA : Teaching Company, [2008].
Format:
Audio CD
Edition:
Library ed.
Physical Desc:
12 sound discs (12 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guidebook (iv, 139 pages ; 19 cm.)
Status:
Description

"This course takes you on an exciting ride through an itinerary that samples 23 of the world's greatest short stories. The form of the genre, as well as the various ways in which it has evolved, is highlighted along the way with a display of the essential nuts and bolts of storytelling-- plot, character, setting, style, point of view, and theme. A mix of critical approaches will also be brought in to enhance analysis and interpretation and to explore some of the ways we judge and evaluate short fiction" -- p. 1 of guidebook.

Also in This Series
Copies
Location
Call Number
Status
Last Check-In
Longmont Adult Nonfiction Compact Disc
CD 809.31 KRA
On Shelf
Oct 9, 2022
More Like This
More Copies In Prospector
Loading Prospector Copies...
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
1598034391, 9781598034394

Notes

General Note
Twenty-four 30 minute lectures on twelve discs.
General Note
"Literature & English language" -- Container.
General Note
Course guidebook includes lecture scope and outlines, timeline, glossary, biographical notes, and bibliographical references.
Participants/Performers
Lecturer: Professor Michael Krasny, San Francisco State University.
Description
"This course takes you on an exciting ride through an itinerary that samples 23 of the world's greatest short stories. The form of the genre, as well as the various ways in which it has evolved, is highlighted along the way with a display of the essential nuts and bolts of storytelling-- plot, character, setting, style, point of view, and theme. A mix of critical approaches will also be brought in to enhance analysis and interpretation and to explore some of the ways we judge and evaluate short fiction" -- p. 1 of guidebook.
System Details
Compact discs.
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Tagging
Tags:

No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!


Citations
APA Citation (style guide)

Krasny, M. (2008). Masterpieces of short fiction. Library ed. Chantilly, VA, Teaching Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Krasny, Michael, 1944-. 2008. Masterpieces of Short Fiction. Chantilly, VA, Teaching Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Krasny, Michael, 1944-, Masterpieces of Short Fiction. Chantilly, VA, Teaching Company, 2008.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Krasny, Michael. Masterpieces of Short Fiction. Library ed. Chantilly, VA, Teaching Company, 2008.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
Staff View
Grouped Work ID:
a48b2741-e206-66d6-b171-b775dfdee7aa
Go To GroupedWork

Record Information

Last Sierra Extract TimeApr 24, 2024 10:03:10 PM
Last File Modification TimeApr 24, 2024 10:03:25 PM
Last Grouped Work Modification TimeApr 24, 2024 10:03:13 PM

MARC Record

LEADER04006cim a2200541 a 4500
001247045961
003OCoLC
00520120213135100.0
007sd fsngnnmmned
008081030s2008    vaunnnn  r     l  n eng d
010 |a 2008644275
020 |a 1598034391
020 |a 9781598034394
02802|a 2317|b Teaching Company
035 |a (OCoLC)247045961
040 |a HT#|c HT#|d DLC|d JAO|d VP@|d CNL|d CoBoFLC
08204|a 809.31
1001 |a Krasny, Michael,|d 1944-
24510|a Masterpieces of short fiction|h [compact disc] /|c Michael Krasny.
250 |a Library ed.
260 |a Chantilly, VA :|b Teaching Company,|c c2008.
264 1|a Chantilly, VA :|b Teaching Company,|c [2008]
264 4|c ©2008
300 |a 12 sound discs (12 hrs.) :|b digital ;|c 4 3/4 in. +|e 1 guidebook (iv, 139 p. ; 19 cm.)
306 |a 120000.
336 |a unspecified|b zzz|2 rdacontent
337 |a audio|b s|2 rdamedia
338 |a audio disc|b sd|2 rdacarrier
340 |b 4 3/4 in.
344 |a digital|2 rdatr|0 http://rdaregistry.info/termList/typeRec/1002
344 |b optical|2 rdarm|0 http://rdaregistry.info/termList/recMedium/1003
344 |c 1.4 m/s
344 |g stereo|2 rdapc|0 http://rdaregistry.info/termList/configPlayback/1002
344 |h digital recording
4900 |a Great courses (CD)
500 |a Twenty-four 30 minute lectures on twelve discs.
500 |a "Literature & English language" -- Container.
500 |a Course guidebook includes lecture scope and outlines, timeline, glossary, biographical notes, and bibliographical references.
50500|g Part 1: Disc 1. Lecture 1.|t Excavations: Poe's "The cask of Amontillado" ;|g Lecture 2.|t Hawthorne's "Goodman Brown" and lost faith --|g Disc 2. Lecture 3.|t Under Gogol's "Overcoat" ;|g Lecture 4.|t Maupassant's "The necklace": real and paste --|g Disc 3. Lecture 5.|t Chekhov, love, and "The lady with the dog" ;|g Lecture 6.|t James in the art studio-"The real thing" --|g Disc 4. Lecture 7.|t Epiphany and the modern in Joyce's "Araby" ;|g Lecture 8.|t Babel's "My first goose" : violent concision --|g Disc 5. Lecture 9.|t Male initiation: Hemingway's "The killers" ;|g Lecture 10.|t Kafka's parable: "A hunger artist" --|g Disc 6. Lecture 11.|t Lawrence's blue-eyed "Rocking-horse winner" ;|g Lecture 12.|t Female initiation: Mansfield's "Party".
5050 |g Part 2: Disc 7. Lecture 13.|t Jackson's shocking vision in "The lottery" ;|g Lecture 14.|t O'Connor's "A good man is hard to find" --|g Disc 8. Lecture 15.|t Paley on survival and "An interest in life" ;|g Lecture 16.|t The "Enormous wings" of Garcia Mâarquez --|g Disc 9. Lecture 17.|t A new world fable: Malamud's "The Jewbird" ;|g Lecture 18.|t Baldwin's "Sonny's blues": a Harlem song --|g Disc 10. Lecture 19.|t Updike's "A & P": the choice of gallantry ;|g Lecture 20.|t Kingston's warrior myth: "No name woman" --|g Disc 11. Lecture 21.|t Atwood's "Happy endings" as metafiction ;|g Lecture 22.|t Gordimer's "Moment before" Apartheid fell --|g Disc 12. Lecture 23.|t Carver's "Cathedral": a story that levitates ;|g Lecture 24.|t Why short fiction masterpieces?
5110 |a Lecturer: Professor Michael Krasny, San Francisco State University.
520 |a "This course takes you on an exciting ride through an itinerary that samples 23 of the world's greatest short stories. The form of the genre, as well as the various ways in which it has evolved, is highlighted along the way with a display of the essential nuts and bolts of storytelling-- plot, character, setting, style, point of view, and theme. A mix of critical approaches will also be brought in to enhance analysis and interpretation and to explore some of the ways we judge and evaluate short fiction" -- p. 1 of guidebook.
538 |a Compact discs.
655 7|a Short stories.|2 lcgft
7102 |a Teaching Company.
907 |a .b24200530|b lg
945 |y .i32198966|i 33060009531596|l lgnca|s -|h |u 16|x 0|w 0|v 5|t 19|z 160330|1 10-09-2022 20:41|o -|a CD 809.31 KRA
998 |f -|e f |i eng|h lg