Talk:Chapter (books)

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The article would benefit by also mentioning or defining the terms subchapter, section, and asterism. In particular, is "section" a technical term or fixed to any degree in the field of publishing? — Hippietrail 18:02, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

I assume that by asterism you are referring to asterism (typography)? This would be preferable than asterism which is a disambig page. For any new editors, typing [[asterism (typography)|asterism]] will link to the correct asterism page, without reading awkwardly.Paddles 14:14, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Length

Are all chapters in a certain book meant to be of approximatly the same length, or can some be longer or shorter than others by a few pages? Lady BlahDeBlah 22:22, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

I've read books that only had 20+ page chapters, like Potter, and books with a few very short chapters, like in Hitchhiker's Guide. --JohanTenge - /spit

[edit] Why chapters?

I would like to know two related things concerning chapters:

How did they arise, historically?

What purposes do they serve in a novel?

81.149.133.88 11:50, 9 January 2007 (UTC)