The art of the short story - Softcover

Gerwig, George William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0217064523 ISBN 13: 9780217064521

Publisher: RareBooksClub.com, 2012

Synopsis

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 edition. Excerpt: ...you do right now." "I'll have to lay this wood down again an think!" "Don't you think he's to say a leetle bit undersized?" As a sample of condensed humorous characterization this story is unsurpassed. CHARACTER. We HAVE now two qualities taken for granted; first, a clearly defined plot; second, human interest. The desire, however, to know what manner of men and women these are, is growing stronger and stronger. It is no longer sufficient to have a story which deals with the vital life of men and women. We must know the particular class or quality of our man, first, in regard to his local surroundings; second, in regard to his outer life; and third, in regard to his inner life. Then we must know specifically how the man or woman of this story differs from his companions in the story and in the world at large. We desire to know just where to place him in the catalogue of life. So we are ready to go somewhat broadly into the study of character. In literature this study has taken two forms; first, character in conjunction with plot; second, character study independent of anything which may be called a plot,--the former as a means; the latter as an end in itself. Though they come historically in the above order we will take the latter first, because it emphasizes somewhat more strongly the subject just now under consideration. One of the most artistic and successful character studies in the English language is Jonathan, by F. Hopkinson Smith. This example has an added interest for us because Mr. Smith is recognizedly an all around literary craftsman of the first quality, having done the most artistic work imaginable in sketch, short story and novel. He has all of Chaplin's ability to pick out and get down on the printed page the one salient point...

About this edition

• Publisher: RareBooksClub.com
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0217064523
• ISBN 13: 9780217064521
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 18