In 1884, Brander Matthews, the first American professor of dramatic literature, published The Philosophy of the Short-Story. During that same year, Matthews was the first one to name the emerging genre "short story". Another theorist of narrative fiction was Henry James, who produced some of the most influential short narratives of the time.
In 1884, Brander Matthews, the first American professor of dramatic literature published The Philosophy of the Short-Story. During that same yea,r Matthews was the first one to name the emerging genre "short story". Another theorist of narrative fiction, was Henry James who produced some of the most influential short narratives of the tim,e.