Materials and Methods of Fiction With an Introduction by Brander Matthews, Author: Clayton Hamilton

MATERIALS AND

METHODS OF FICTION

BY

CLAYTON HAMILTON

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY

BRANDER MATTHEWS

The Chautauqua Press

CHAUTAUQUA, NEW YORK

1911

(eText)

Copyright, 1908, by

The Baker and Taylor Company

Published, May, 1908

TO

FREDERIC TABER COOPER

WITH ADMIRATION FOR THE CRITIC

WITH AFFECTION FOR THE FRIEND

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CONTENTS

 CHAPTER         PAGE
     Introduction    ix
I    The Purpose of Fiction    1
II    Realism and Romance    23
II    IThe Nature of Narrative    42
IV    Plot    58
V    Characters    75
VI    Setting    97
VII    The Point of View in Narrative    117
VIII    Emphasis in Narrative    136
IX    The Epic, the Drama, and the Novel    153
X    The Novel, the Novelette, and the Short-story    168
XI    The Structure of the Short-story    184
XII    The Factor of Style    201
     Index    221

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