Perrine's Story and Structure: Twelfth Editon

by Thomas R. Arp, Greg Johnson

The fiction section from Laurence Perrine's all-time bestselling introduction to literature, this concise, authoritative text provides a complete overview of the essential elements of fiction, along with a diverse selection of stories to illustrate them. This reliable, well-written classic has introduced thousands of students to the serious study of fiction, yet it remains vital and compelling for today's readers, presenting the most important and engaging stories available in a single collection. The section on three featured writers, James Joyce, Flannery O'Connor, and Joyce Carol Oates, includes three stories by each author, as well as essays by noted critics on their works.

688 pages, Paperback

Published February 13, 2008

Reviews

[Robbie]

I would usually never add a text book to any of the shelves, but I am reading this in Sophomore Advanced English II right now (high school) and it just a has a ton of great short stories in it. It's really a great tool for analyzing fiction, especially for the aspiring fiction writer.