CLAYTON HAMILTON
BRANDER MATTHEWS
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION I
CHAPTER I THE PURPOSE OF FICTION
CHAPTER II REALISM AND ROMANCE
CHAPTER III THE NATURE OF NARRATIVE
CHAPTER IV PLOT
CHAPTER V CHARACTERS
CHAPTER VI SETTING
CHAPTER VII THE POINT OF VIEW IN NARRATIVE
CHAPTER VIII EMPHASIS IN NARRATIVE
CHAPTER IX THE EPIC, THE DRAMA, AND THE NOVEL
CHAPTER X THE NOVEL, THE NOVELETTE, AND THE SHORT-STORY
CHAPTER XI THE STRUCTURE OF THE SHORT-STORY
CHAPTER XII THE FACTOR OF STYLE
INDEX