 A skilful literary artist has constructed a tale. If wise, he has not fashioned his thoughts to accommodate his incidents; but having conceived with deliberate care, a certain unique or single effect to be wrought out, he then invents such incidents —...  American Prose (1607-1865) - Page 686edited by - 1916 - 737 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edgar Allan Poe - 1857 - 628 pages
...influences — resulting from weariness or interruption. A skilful literary artist has constructed a talc. If wise, he has not fashioned his thoughts to accommodate...deliberate care, a certain unique or single effect to bo wrought out, he then invents such incidents — he then combines such events as may best nid hini... | |
 | American literature - 1859 - 616 pages
...accommodate his incidents ; but having conceived, with deliberate care, a certain unique or single tffect to be wrought out, he then invents such incidents...-effect. . If his very initial sentence tend not to the ontbringing of this effect, then he has failed in his first step. In the whole composition there should... | |
 | George Edward Woodberry - Authors, American - 1885 - 388 pages
...interest. Both his aim and his method in narrative prose are succinctly described in his own words : — " A skilful literary artist has constructed a tale....such events as may best aid him in establishing this pre- ' conceived effect. If his very initial sentence tend not to the outbringing of this effect, then... | |
 | Edmund Clarence Stedman - American literature - 1888 - 600 pages
...control. There are no external or extrinsic influences — resulting from weariness or interruption. A skilful literary artist has constructed a tale....effect If his very initial sentence tend not to the ontbringing of this effect, then he has failed in his first step. In the whole composition there should... | |
 | Stedman, Edmund C. and Hutchinson Ellen M. - 1888 - 600 pages
...control. There are no external or extrinsic influences—resulting from weariness or interruption. A skilful literary artist has constructed a tale....single effect to be wrought out, he then invents such incidents—he then combines such events as may best aid him in establishing this preconceived effect... | |
 | Edgar Allan Poe - Fantasy literature, American - 1889 - 360 pages
...theory and its application to his own tales still clearer. " A skilful literary artist," he continues, " has constructed a tale. If wise, he has not fashioned...establishing this preconceived effect. If his very first initial sentence tend not to the outbringing of this effect, then he has failed in his first... | |
 | George Rice Carpenter - American literature - 1898 - 494 pages
...control. There are no external or extrinsic influences — resulting from weariness or interruption. A skilful literary artist has constructed a tale....preconceived effect. If his very initial sentence tends not to the outbringing of this effect, then he has failed in his first step. In the whole composition... | |
 | george rice carpenter - 1898 - 498 pages
...control. There are no external or extrinsic influences — resulting from weariness or interruption. A skilful literary artist has constructed a tale....preconceived effect. If his very initial sentence tends not to the outbringing of this effect, then he has failed in his first step. In the whole composition... | |
 | Brander Matthews - Short stories - 1901 - 92 pages
...control. There are no external or extrinsic influences — resulting from weariness or interruption. " A skilful literary artist has constructed a tale....aid him in establishing this preconceived effect. If his^very initial sentence tend not to the out-bringing of this effect, then he has failed in his first... | |
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