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Materials and Methods of Fiction: With an Introduction by Brander Matthews

by Clayton Meeker Hamilton

Level C1 · AdvancedClassics15 chapters
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About this book

Explore the rise of the novel from its humble, often scorned beginnings to its emergence as a respected literary form, tracing its evolution alongside epic poetry and drama while uncovering the forces shaping storytelling in the modern era.

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Contents

15 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02INTRODUCTION
03THE PURPOSE OF FICTION
04REALISM AND ROMANCE
05THE NATURE OF NARRATIVE
06PLOT
07CHARACTERS
08SETTING
09THE POINT OF VIEW IN NARRATIVE
10EMPHASIS IN NARRATIVE
11THE EPIC, THE DRAMA, AND THE NOVEL
12THE NOVEL, THE NOVELETTE, AND THE SHORT-STORY

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