Three Genres: The Writing of Fiction/Literary Nonfiction, Poetry, and Drama - Couverture souple

Minot, Stephen

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0132197383 ISBN 13 : 9780132197380

Editeur : Pearson, 2006

Synopsis

Three Genres gives students a basic introduction to fiction/ literary nonfiction, poetry, and drama and helps them to develop their creative skills in each area.  Each genre section is self-contained and includes complete works as examples along with helpful advice about how to draw on the variety of techniques they use.  The style is informal, practical, and positive.  Minot encourages student to draw on their own experiences and develop skills on their own.

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À propos de l?auteur

 

About the Author

 

Stephen Minot, Professor Emeritus of the Creative Writing Department at the University of California, Riverside, has taught creative writing for over thirty years.  Over the span of his very successful career, Professor Minot authored three novels, two collections of short stories, and three textbooks including Reading Fiction and Literary Nonfiction, The Fourth Genre.  His short stories have appeared in a variety of magazines and literary quarterlies including the Atlantic, Harpers, The Kenyon Review, The Virginia Quarterly Review, and the Sewanee Review, just to name a few.  Professor Minot’s work has also been selected several times to appear in the O. Henry Prize Stories collection and The Best American Short Stories.  He is also the recipient of the Atlantic First Award, the Saxton Memorial Fellowship, and the National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship for writing.   Professor Minot and his wife, Virginia, split their time between California and Maine.    

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pearson
• Date d'édition: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0132197383
• ISBN 13: 9780132197380
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 496
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible