英美文学史课程试题库Fill in the blanks.1. American achievements in the short story have demanded international respect and admiration for more than a century and a half. The first successful American short stories came from Washington Irving in the early 19th century.2. Edgar Allan Poe is generally thought of as the true beginner of the short stories because he was the first writer who formulated a poetics of the short stories.3. In the 20th century, there have been many who have won fame abroad
