Shadow Boxing: Art and Craft Creative Nonfiction - Couverture souple

Iversen, Kristen

 
9780130994424: Shadow Boxing: Art and Craft Creative Nonfiction
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0130994421 ISBN 13 : 9780130994424
Editeur : Pearson, 2003

Synopsis

For undergraduate and graduate-level courses and workshops in Creative Nonfiction.

This text presents specific definitions of the subgenres of creative nonfiction―memoir, the personal essay, literary journalism, nature writing, biography and history, and the nonfiction novel. This First Edition provides model readings to illustrate these definitions, as well as practical exercises and strategies for students to apply what they are learning in each subgenre.

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À propos de l?auteur

Kristen Iversen is the author of Molly Brown: Unraveling the Myth, winner of the Colorado Book Award in Biography, and the forthcoming Full Body Burden, based on her experience of growing up near Rocky Flats, a nuclear weaponry facility in Colorado. She has taught in the creative writing programs at Naropa University and San Jose State University, and currently teaches at the University of Memphis.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Shadow Boxing: Art and Craft in Creative Nonfiction is the first text to cover all of the major subgenres of this burgeoning field: the Memoir, the Personal Essay, Literary Journalism, Nature Writing, Biography and History, and the Nonfiction Novel. This comprehensive text balances model readings with practical exercises to help students develop their own writing styles and experiment with the techniques and subject matter native to each facet of creative nonfiction.

Each subgenre-specific chapter includes:
  • Readings by professional writers and students
  • Revision tips and strategies
  • Advice for students and instructors on ways to create an effective workshop environment.

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Éditeur
Pearson
Date d'édition
2003
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0130994421
ISBN 13 
9780130994424
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
304
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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