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    Short stories emerged in the 17th century from older oral storytelling traditions, generally dealing with a few characters and being shorter than novels, which are usually under 10,000 words. Early storytellers relied on techniques like stock phrases, rhythms and rhyme to help construct and remember tales. The evolution of the short story began before writing, and some of the earliest works in the world like the Epic of Gilgamesh used verse. This document provides this background on short stories and references contributions from students and Britannica online.

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    Short stories emerged in the 17th century from older oral storytelling traditions, generally dealing with a few characters and being shorter than novels, which are usually under 10,000 words. Early storytellers relied on techniques like stock phrases, rhythms and rhyme to help construct and remember tales. The evolution of the short story began before writing, and some of the earliest works in the world like the Epic of Gilgamesh used verse. This document provides this background on short stories and references contributions from students and Britannica online.

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    XIV ENCUENTRO CULTURAL

    CENTRO DE LENGUAS EXTRANJERAS UNIDAD SANTO TOMS

    HISTORIAS VARIAS

    A BIT OF HISTORY ON SHORT STORIES


    Ashort storyisabriefworkofliterature,
    usuallywritteninnarrativeprose.
    Itemergedfromearlieroral story- telling
    traditionsinthe17thcentury.
    Ashortstoryisshorterthananovel(usually
    under10,000words)thatgenerallydeals
    withonlyafewcharacters.

    Throughouthistoryhumankindhas
    enjoyedvarioustypesofbrief
    narratives:
    jests

    anecdotes

    studieddigressions

    shortallegoricalromances

    moralisingfairytales

    shortmyths

    abbreviatedhistoricallegends

    Theevolutionoftheshortstoryfirstbeganbefore
    mancouldwrite.Toaidhimselfinconstructingand
    memorizingtales,theearlystorytelleroftenrelied
    onstockphrases,fixedrhythms,andrhyme.
    Consequently,manyoftheoldestnarrativesinthe
    world,suchasthefamousBabyloniantaletheEpic
    of Gilgamesh(c.2000bc),areinverse.

    References.
    Thisworkwasmadewiththeinvestigative
    contributionsofstudentsfromAdvanced38-9am.
    Andoriginalstorieswerewrittenbystudentsfrom
    Advanced3from10-11.
    Brittanicaonline.

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