Project Gutenberg 2009-12-28 Public domain in the USA. 150 Hamilton, Clayton Meeker 1881 1946 Matthews, Brander 1852 1929 Penn, Arthur Matthews, James Brander Matthews, J. Brander (James Brander) Materials and Methods of Fiction With an Introduction by Brander Matthews Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Alison Hadwin and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Materials and Methods of Fiction" by Clayton Meeker Hamilton is a scholarly examination of narrative techniques and the purposes of fiction, written in the early 20th century. The text delves into the art of storytelling, discussing the relationship between truth and fiction, the evolution of the novel, and the contrasting roles of realism and romance in literature. Hamilton aims to illuminate the systematic approaches authors use to craft their narratives and the philosophical underpinnings that guide their artistic expression. The opening portion introduces the reader to the fundamental purpose of fiction: to reveal truths about human life through imagined stories. Hamilton distinguishes between mere fact and deeper truths, explaining how a genuine work of fiction transcends its characters and plot to convey universal realities. He proposes that all great writers must navigate scientific observation, philosophical understanding, and artistic creation in their work. This section sets the stage for a detailed exploration of narrative structure and the varied methods employed by fiction writers, promising a thoughtful guide for both readers and aspiring authors. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PN Text Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 549959 548703 2024-09-13T06:56:08.051448 2023-09-13T11:41:49.918155 text/html text/html 528743 2009-12-28T09:15:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 176641 2009-12-28T09:15:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 245677 2024-09-13T06:56:17.202457 application/epub+zip 251079 2024-09-13T06:56:10.136450 application/epub+zip 251079 2024-09-13T06:56:08.934450 application/epub+zip 501026 2024-09-13T06:56:22.323403 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 476830 2024-09-13T06:56:16.232434 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 493046 2022-09-14T08:15:46.773928 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 453791 453687 2024-09-13T06:56:06.723545 2023-09-13T11:41:48.608141 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 453641 2009-12-28T09:15:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 165764 2009-12-28T09:15:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 453646 2009-12-28T09:15:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 165619 2009-12-28T09:15:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21051 2024-09-13T06:56:22.464388 application/rdf+xml 17285 2024-09-13T06:56:09.332445 image/jpeg 4087 2024-09-13T06:56:09.133445 image/jpeg 234101 2024-09-13T06:56:08.094439 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia