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Reddit mentions of The Art of the Short Story
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The Art of the Short StoryShort StoryGioia, Dana GioiaGwynn, R. S. GwynnThe Art of the Short Story [Paperback] [Sep 09, 2005] Gioia, Dana and Gwynn, R. S. …
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The Art of the Short Story is pretty good.
The Art of the Short Story is fantastic. It not only has great stories, but comments/writing advice from the authors and short biographies of them as well. It's the best collection of literary short work I have found. I imagine there is a little overlap with the other books you listed, but definitely worth a look.
http://www.amazon.com/Art-Short-Story-Dana-Gioia/dp/0321363639/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1408300923&sr=1-1&keywords=art+short+story
Used this anthology in 2 college courses: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Short-Story-Dana-Gioia/dp/0321363639
Honestly, as an anthology it kind of sucked. It's pretty standard stuff you can find everywhere, and it doesn't offer much unique outside of the brief selections of writers writing on craft.
A number of the authors have also fallen out of favor. Isaac Bashevis Singer, for instance, isn't talked about anywhere near the way he was 20-30 years ago. Time is often unkind to conservative writers.
His short stories are still great. They're just dominated by male characters. It's like Borges. You'll read 20 stories and there will be 4 female characters (if that) across all of them. It winds up seeming a little self-indulgent when compared to someone who writes about people other than themselves.