The Philosophy of the Short-Story (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
| Author: | Brander Matthews | ISBN: | 9781411454712 |
| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble | Publication: | November 8, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Barnes & Noble | Language: | English |
| Author: | Brander Matthews |
| ISBN: | 9781411454712 |
| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble |
| Publication: | November 8, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Barnes & Noble |
| Language: | English |
The difference between a short story and a novel is more than one of length, Matthews argues in this influential 1901 work. The short story carries a “unity of impression,” a totality, that the novel cannot, and requires more precise language. Matthews peppers the volume with examples from Boacaccio, Poe, Hawthorne, de Maupassant, Stevenson, Henry James, and others.
The difference between a short story and a novel is more than one of length, Matthews argues in this influential 1901 work. The short story carries a “unity of impression,” a totality, that the novel cannot, and requires more precise language. Matthews peppers the volume with examples from Boacaccio, Poe, Hawthorne, de Maupassant, Stevenson, Henry James, and others.
