On Writers and Writing 2012 Desk Diary

Sheehy, Helen; Stainton, Leslie

ISBN 10 : 1594907056 ISBN 13 : 9781594907050

Editeur : Tide-Mark Pr Ltd, 2011

Synopsis

On Writers and Writing Desk Diary features 53 original essays that consider the "how" and "why" of writing from the perspective of a broad range of authors. In this year’s edition, authors Helen Sheehy and Leslie Stainton include a host of notables, ranging from poet Robert Burns to playwright Tirso de Molina, from children’s author Astrid Lindgren to novelist Louis L’Amour. Share your week with Alice Childress, Pierre Corneille, Vladimir Mayakovsky, and Anna Sewell. Birthdates of nearly 400 writers are noted.

A propos du livre

About the author

The authors of On Writers and Writing are both biographers. Helen Sheehy is the author of Margo: The Life and Theater of Margo Jones (Southern Methodist University press, 1989) and Eva Gallienne (Alfred A. Knopf, 1996). A resident of Connecticut, Sheehy has written a theater text book, a number of articles and essays and has taught theater for more than 25 years.

Leslie Stainton, who lives in Michigan, is the author of Lorca: A Dream of Life (Bloomsbury, 1998; Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1999). Her articles and essays have appeared in newspapers and periodicals including the New York Times, The Washington Post, and American Theater.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Tide-Mark Pr Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1594907056
• ISBN 13: 9781594907050
• Reliure: Calendrier
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible