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Originally Posted by gmw
Which then begs the question of when something moves from being a novel or short story into being a folk tale, myth or classic. Not arguing, just observing.  |
Folktales are regarded as being originally, or closely based on anonymous oral tradition.
Fantasy fiction has a known author and usually a printing date.
Classics can be any old text generally regarded as a Classic. It would now include Little Women, but originally only included Latin and Greek texts from before split of Roman Empire to East & West, which was a bit snobby and promulgated by "posh" schools and Universities who would still use only that definition.