19th and 20th Century Short Stories

OLLI of Greater Birmingham presents 19th and 20th Century Short Stories with Bob Lipman, retired poetry and short story instructor. Examine the seven key elements that are common to the structure of all short stories: character, setting, conflict, climax, resolution, point of view, and theme. We will study The Doll’s House by Katherine Mansfield, The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe, The Gift of the Magi and The Last Leaf by O.Henry, The Lottery by Shirley Jackson, The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant, The Last Lesson by Alphonse Daudet, The Steadfast Tin Soldier  by Hans Christian Anderson, and EPICAC by Kurt Vonnegut. The stories will be enhanced with meaningful videos pertinent to the plots.