It depends on your definition of classic, but if you mean something that has been around a long time, is still in print and relevant today, yes... it could be considered a classic.
science fiction, fantesy, romance, etc.
Science fiction is very different than folk tale stories. Science fiction is a a made up story that has to do with science (sci-fi) Folktales are stories that were told to explain something in the world like why the coyote howls at the moon that were told before science could prove the truth. I hope that was helpful. :)
'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' is a work of fiction written by Washington Irving in 1820. It is a classic American short story that tells the tale of the Headless Horseman and Ichabod Crane in the town of Sleepy Hollow.
Cathy Ann Tell has written: 'The classic tale of Miss Moppet' -- subject(s): Fiction, Mice, Cats
Fiction
If you're thinking of "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson, no it's not. It's a children's book, but a novel, not a fairy tale. Fairy tales are shorter and include magic elements (such as... fairies?)
drama, fable, Fairy Tale, Fantasy, filklore, horror, humor, legend, mystery, mythology, poetry, realistic fiction, science fiction, short story, tall tale, biography, autobography, essay, narrative, speeh, nonfiction. - that's most. - Doodle20
The Cook's Tale is a short story and falls under the genre of fiction or literary fiction.
V. E. Mitchell has written: 'Imbalance' -- subject(s): American Science fiction, Fiction, Jean Juc Picard (Fictitious character), Interplanetary voyages, Star Trek fiction 'The TALE OF THE BAD TEMPERED GHOST ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK 15 (ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK)' 'Windows on a lost world' -- subject(s): Fiction, Interplanetary voyages, Space ships 'Star Trek Classic. Tore auf einer toten Welt'
Folktakes are filed under non-fiction in the library.
Of course it can. Why couldn't it?It is the author's choice what point of view they will use to tell their story. Be it science fiction or any other genre makes no difference.An example of science fiction written in the first person is Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale.
A Classic Tale From Flabby to Fantastic - 2011 was released on: USA: March 2011