Project Gutenberg 2004-10-22 Public domain in the USA. 66 Howells, William Dean 1837 1920 Howells, W. D. (William Dean) Howells, William D. (William Dean) Some Anomalies of the Short Story (from Literature and Life) Produced by David Widger "Some Anomalies of the Short Story (from Literature and Life)" by William Dean Howells is a critical exploration of the short story form, written in the late 19th century. This book serves as an essay collection that discusses the characteristics, merits, and shortcomings of short stories as a literary genre. Howells reflects on the paradox of the short story's popularity in isolation versus its reception when collected in volumes, probing the reader's relationship to this succinct form of fiction. In this examination, Howells delves into various aspects such as the appeal of individual short stories compared to their collective presence in books. He discusses the demands placed on the reader's imagination and the exhaustion that may arise from reading several stories in succession, as opposed to engaging with a longer narrative. Throughout the text, Howells posits that while the short story has a rich history and an abundance of potential, it remains distinctly different from novels and other forms of fiction. He also reflects on the evolution of the short story through different cultures and its current state in American literature, highlighting both the successes and limitations that define this unique genre. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Essays Literature PS Text Browsing: Literature 54433 54375 2024-10-02T08:18:08.440798 2023-10-02T07:34:12.259147 text/html text/html 54426 54368 2024-10-02T08:18:08.650794 2023-10-02T07:34:12.392137 text/html text/html 113773 2024-10-02T08:18:14.605773 application/epub+zip 112632 2024-10-02T08:18:12.247789 application/epub+zip 87723 2024-10-02T08:18:10.995794 application/epub+zip 314142 2024-10-02T08:18:16.194798 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 304764 2024-10-02T08:18:13.820776 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 262311 2022-09-02T09:50:03.811848 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 45788 45781 2024-10-02T08:18:08.220809 2023-10-02T07:34:12.123133 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 45620 2021-01-08T19:37:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17121 2021-01-08T19:37:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18745 2024-10-02T08:18:16.321765 application/rdf+xml 24138 2024-10-02T08:18:11.529821 image/jpeg 4697 2024-10-02T08:18:11.261796 image/jpeg 114324 2024-10-02T08:18:08.656792 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