20 Matching Results

Search Results

Results: 1 - 20
open access

A Book Lover in Texas

Description: This autobiographical text discusses Evelyn Oppenheimer's role as a reader and book reviewer in Texas. The book discusses both her life and opinions regarding books and various topics. A selection of her poetry and one of her short stories ("The Green Conscience") are also included. Index starts on page 153.
Date: 1995
Creator: Oppenheimer, Evelyn, 1907-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Press

Tales From the Big Thicket

Description: Edited collection of writing about the Big Thicket area in Texas, including geographic descriptions, anecdotes, historical accounts, and other aspects of the people and features of the region. Index starts on page 235.
Access: Restricted to UNT Community Members. Login required if off-campus.
Date: February 15, 2002
Creator: Abernethy, Francis E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Press
open access

In the Midst of Tears and Loud Voices, and Other Short Stories

Description: In the Midst of Tears and Loud Voices, and Other Short Stories consists of five short stories. The first story, in the Midst of Tears and Loud Voices, is set in the Missouri Ozarks and told by Becky Bricker about an odd aunt. The second story relates an aged man's transition experience in Belgrave Leaves New York. The third story, Dorcas and Deborah, is told by Deborah about her unusual relationship with Dorcas Weatherby. The next, story is a Southern "local color" piece about a single day, The… more
Date: December 1988
Creator: Dean, Nancy D. (Nancy Diane)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
open access

Billy and Me and Other Stories

Description: The thesis begins with an introductory chapter that explains the problems that short story theorists encounter when they try to define the short story genre. Part of the problem results from the lack of a definition of the short story in the Aristotelian sense. A looser, less traditional definition of literary genres helps solve some of the problem. Six short stories follow the introduction. "Billy and Me," "Queen of Hearts," "The Whiskey Man," and "Psychedelic Trash Cans" are representative of… more
Date: August 1992
Creator: Champion, Laurie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
open access

The Short Story in American Women's Magazines: An Analysis

Description: This paper documents the decrease of short stories in three women's magazines from 1940 to 1970 and concludes that the decline results from readers turning to other sources for escape from housework. Chapter II describes patterns in plots, themes, characters, settings, and other elements of these stories. Chapter III shows the lack of influence which changes in writers, editors, and social and political developments in America have had on these short stories. The conclusion is reached that the … more
Date: August 1977
Creator: Holbrook, Virgie Cooper
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
open access

Kevin

Description: Short story written by a student in the UNT Honors College about a group of people observing a friend as he delves into films and the occult.
Date: March 18, 2002
Creator: Saxon, Jared
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Honors College
open access

[Current Literature Club]

Description: Pamphlet of the Current Literature Club of the North Texas State Teachers College, outlining a course of study for the 1924-25 school year, studying short stories. It includes information about the group, such as membership, motto, and constitution, as well as the course outline.
Date: 1924
Creator: North Texas State Teachers College. Current Literature Club.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
captions transcript

[Roundtable Writers Breakfast with two authors '05]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Roundtable Writer's Breakfast event in January of 2005. This VHS footage features a discussion between authors, like Bernestine Singley, and writers around the table about their experiences and work.
Date: January 29, 2005
Duration: 57 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Story, Roslyn & Singley, Bernstine
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 32.774281 -96.797546
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
captions transcript

[Roundtable Writer's Breakfast]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Roundtable Writer's Breakfast event in 2005. This video features a discussion between authors, like Bernestine Singley, and writers around the table about their experiences and work.
Date: January 29, 2005
Duration: 58 minutes 09 seconds
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 32.773743 -96.797841
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
Back to Top of Screen