The Philosophy of the Short-Story (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

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By Brander Matthews

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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 Philosophy of the Short-Story (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)