ENG215H1 Lecture Notes - Brander Matthews, Noah Richler, Michael Crummey
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Noah richler (mordecai richler"s son)- made a defining statement that the arts matter. Status of the short story in general. Definition: brief work of prose fiction no longer than 10,000 words: this definition shows us that length is critical, this differs from the novel but in the dimension of magnitude. Flash fiction: very short stories (for example, bread by michael crummey) Philosophy of the short story (brander matthews): interesting unique genre, This solidified the definition that it was limited proving that it is a single event, character or emotion. This is not the goal brander matthews was anticipating, and instead he wanted to give credit to the short story. Another definition: short story is a simple easier and less important version of the genre (terribly harsh definition). From its 19th century beginnings, it has been the most defined, but much of what has been said about it has been prescriptive.
