The classification of literature is the major concern of narratology, which analyses all types of narratives, literary and non-literary, fictional and nonfictional, verbal and nonverbal.

Study questions for WED 18 Oct:

What is the difference between a short story and a novel? Think of the length, number of characters, number of story lines.

What is the main function of a short story?

What, in your opinion, is the most popular genre generally and why?

What genre is Donald Barthelme´s story? State your arguments. Is it only one literary genre?