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This edition: Telling Their Tales: Character in Short Fiction





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Episode Details

This episode, "Telling Their Tales: Character in Short Fiction," explored the roles character and point of view play in short fiction. A dramatization of Tillie Olsen's story "I Stand Here Ironing" was used to examine how character is deployed in short fiction. It also featured commentary in which Tillie Olsen discussed her story and explained her intentions in constructing such a point of view.

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  • About this series

  • Noted critics, authors, scholars, and actors enliven this exploration of literature and literary analysis. Dramatizations, readings, and discussions build skills in critical thinking and writing. Illuminating excerpts of short fiction, poetry, plays, and essays — both classic and contemporary — highlight standard literary forms and devices including plot, myth, setting, and character.

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  • Friday 10:30am, 3:30pm

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