About this title: Since its original publication in 1966, this volume has attained classic status. Now its contents have been updated and its cultural framework enlarged by the orginal editors. Many of the 44 stories come from a new writing generation with a contemporary consciousness, and this brilliant blending of masters of the past and the brightest talents of the present achieves the goal of making a great collection even greater.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Signet Book
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780451628725ISBN:0451628721
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Mentor Books
Date Published: 1995-08-01
ISBN-13:9780451628725ISBN:0451628721
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Signet
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780451628725ISBN:0451628721
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"I was searching for a good collection of short fiction for a contemporary literature class, and the selections here provide the best array I could find, definitely better than any collection labeled "contemporary". Some of the stories pre-date my chosen 1950 cut-off, but those that do are classics of the genre and will not waste anyone's time. The title does not lie; stories are categorized by type of narration/point of view, which can be useful to the reader."
"This anthology originally appeared in 1966 and has since undergone revision to add more stories from the 1970's and 80's.
It was developed to aid in a creative writing class since its form is to move from one style of narration to another.
Styles of narration featured by section:
Interior Monologue, Dramatic Monologue, Letter Narration, Diary Narration, Subjective Narration, Detached Autobiography, Memoir, Anonymous Narration: 1, 2, 3 or more, and No Character Points of View.
Some of the stories included are fantastic. I cannot say enough in praise of the following stories(though each for different reasons):
"A Bundle of Letters" by Henry James "Christmas Eve at Johnson's Drugs N Goods" by Toni Cade Bambara "The Five Forty-Eight" by John Cheever "Come Out the Wilderness" by James Baldwin "The Suicides of Private Greaves" by James Moffett "My Side of the Matter" by Truman Capote "A & P" by John Updike "A Coupla Scalped Indians" by Ralph Ellison "Act of Faith" by Irwin Shaw"
"I haven't read every story in this book. And I haven't loved every story that I've read. But as a writer and reader, it offers a lot of great stories by great writers to demonstrate every point-of-view imaginable to write from--even McElheny at times calls certain POV's by different names than other writing style texts I've looked through."
"I first picked up this book on the recommendation of a writing instructor. Using short story examples and brief introductory pieces, "Points of View" demonstrates the multiple points of view in fiction. It's a great resource for readers and writers of fiction."
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