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100 1 _aHamilton, Clayton Meeker,
_d1881-1946
245 1 2 _aA Manual of the Art of Fiction
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2009
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2009-10-05
508 _aProduced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"A Manual of the Art of Fiction" by Clayton Meeker Hamilton is a guidebook on the craft of fiction writing published in the early 20th century. Intended for students and educators, the work serves as both a critical examination and instructional manual on the principles and techniques of writing fiction, as well as the underlying truths that such writing aims to convey. The book discusses the nature of fiction, emphasizing that, despite its imaginary elements, quality fiction reveals significant truths about human life. The opening portion introduces the book's purpose and sets the stage for exploring the relationship between fact, fiction, and truth. Hamilton argues that while fiction is not bound to factual accuracy, it serves as a means to express essential truths through imagined scenarios and characters. He highlights the importance of scientific observation in the creative process and presents a tripartite framework involving observation, philosophical reflection, and artistic expression as fundamental to effective storytelling. Through this lens, he asserts that the role of fiction is to depict and illuminate life's complexities, rather than simply to entertain. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFiction
700 1 _aMatthews, Brander,
_d1852-1929
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30183
999 _c71030
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