Conjunctions: 29, Tributes

Conjunctions: 29, Tributes

Author: Martine Bellen

Publisher: Bard College

Published: 2001-06

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 9780941964456

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In the magnanimous tradition of Henry James's Hawthorn, Charles Olson's Call Me Ishmael and Susan Howe's My Emily Dickinson, our fall issue will present innovative homages by a diverse group of important contemporary American writers in honor of our great forebears and predecessors. In these iconoclastic (break the icons) and post-canonical (quash the canon) times, what better way to review the directions in which literature may now be headed, than to rethink where it has been?


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Download or read book Conjunctions: 29, Tributes written by Martine Bellen and published by Bard College. This book was released on 2001-06 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the magnanimous tradition of Henry James's Hawthorn, Charles Olson's Call Me Ishmael and Susan Howe's My Emily Dickinson, our fall issue will present innovative homages by a diverse group of important contemporary American writers in honor of our great forebears and predecessors. In these iconoclastic (break the icons) and post-canonical (quash the canon) times, what better way to review the directions in which literature may now be headed, than to rethink where it has been?


Conjunctions

Conjunctions

Author: Richard Powers

Publisher: Bard College

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 412

ISBN-13: 9780941964562

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In celebration of Conjunctions' 40th issue, the journal has gathered together fiction, poetry, plays and creative essays by some of its favorite contemporary writers. Featuring novels in progress from authors including Richard Powers, Howard Norman, Paul Auster and Lois-Ann Yamanaka, as well as "Heli," a surreal novella by China's foremost fiction writer, Can Xue, in which a boy falls in love with a girl who lives entrapped in a glass cabinet from which he must free her. Short fiction by writers such as Rikki Ducornet, William T. Vollmann, William H. Gass and Diane Williams appears, in addition to "Condition," a harrowing story by Christopher Sorrentino, based on historical events from the 1970s, charting the psychological disintegration of a female newscaster who, on her last day alive, methodically plots her suicide on live TV. 40x40 also features creative nonfiction by David Shields and Eliot Weinberger, poetry by Cole Swensen, Martine Bellen, John Ashbery, Lyn Hejinian and Robert Creeley, and a visual poem by Tan Lin. Rounding out this diverse celebration of contemporary work is a previously unpublished play by Joyce Carol Oates, specially commissioned for this anniversary issue, and a lively full-color portfolio of new work by Russian emigre artist Ilya Kabakov.


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Download or read book Conjunctions written by Richard Powers and published by Bard College. This book was released on 2003 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In celebration of Conjunctions' 40th issue, the journal has gathered together fiction, poetry, plays and creative essays by some of its favorite contemporary writers. Featuring novels in progress from authors including Richard Powers, Howard Norman, Paul Auster and Lois-Ann Yamanaka, as well as "Heli," a surreal novella by China's foremost fiction writer, Can Xue, in which a boy falls in love with a girl who lives entrapped in a glass cabinet from which he must free her. Short fiction by writers such as Rikki Ducornet, William T. Vollmann, William H. Gass and Diane Williams appears, in addition to "Condition," a harrowing story by Christopher Sorrentino, based on historical events from the 1970s, charting the psychological disintegration of a female newscaster who, on her last day alive, methodically plots her suicide on live TV. 40x40 also features creative nonfiction by David Shields and Eliot Weinberger, poetry by Cole Swensen, Martine Bellen, John Ashbery, Lyn Hejinian and Robert Creeley, and a visual poem by Tan Lin. Rounding out this diverse celebration of contemporary work is a previously unpublished play by Joyce Carol Oates, specially commissioned for this anniversary issue, and a lively full-color portfolio of new work by Russian emigre artist Ilya Kabakov.


Conjunctions

Conjunctions

Author: Bradford Morrow

Publisher:

Published: 2006-12-15

Total Pages: 472

ISBN-13: 9780941964630

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Conjunctions: 47, Twenty-fifth Anniversary Issue ISBN 0-941964-63-9 / 978-0-941964-63-0 Paperback, 6 x 9 in. / 400 pgs / / U.S. $15.00 CDN $18.00 December / Literature


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Download or read book Conjunctions written by Bradford Morrow and published by . This book was released on 2006-12-15 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conjunctions: 47, Twenty-fifth Anniversary Issue ISBN 0-941964-63-9 / 978-0-941964-63-0 Paperback, 6 x 9 in. / 400 pgs / / U.S. $15.00 CDN $18.00 December / Literature


New Essays on 'The House of Mirth'

New Essays on 'The House of Mirth'

Author: Deborah Esch

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2001-01-15

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9780521378338

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This volume, first published in 2001, makes distinctive claims for the historical, critical, and theoretical significance of Wharton's breakthrough work.


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Download or read book New Essays on 'The House of Mirth' written by Deborah Esch and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001-01-15 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume, first published in 2001, makes distinctive claims for the historical, critical, and theoretical significance of Wharton's breakthrough work.


The Scene Book

The Scene Book

Author: Sandra Scofield

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2007-03-27

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 9780143038269

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A treasure-trove of scene-writing wisdom from award-winning author and teacher Sandra Scofield To write a good scene, you have to know the following: • Every scene has an EVENT • Every scene has a FUNCTION in the narrative • Every scene has a STRUCTURE: a beginning, middle, and end • Every scene has a PULSE The Scene Book is a fundamental guide to crafting more effective scenes in fiction. In clear, simple language, Sandra Scofield shows both the beginner and the seasoned writer how to build better scenes, the underpinning of any good narrative.


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Download or read book The Scene Book written by Sandra Scofield and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-03-27 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A treasure-trove of scene-writing wisdom from award-winning author and teacher Sandra Scofield To write a good scene, you have to know the following: • Every scene has an EVENT • Every scene has a FUNCTION in the narrative • Every scene has a STRUCTURE: a beginning, middle, and end • Every scene has a PULSE The Scene Book is a fundamental guide to crafting more effective scenes in fiction. In clear, simple language, Sandra Scofield shows both the beginner and the seasoned writer how to build better scenes, the underpinning of any good narrative.


The Faith of a Writer

The Faith of a Writer

Author: Joyce Carol Oates

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 2009-03-17

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 0061742708

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A tribute to the brilliant craftsmanship of one of our most distinguished writers, providing valuable insight into her inspiration and her method Joyce Carol Oates is widely regarded as one of America's greatest contemporary literary figures. Having written in a number of genres -- prose, poetry, personal and critical essays, as well as plays -- she is an artist ideally suited to answer essential questions about what makes a story striking, a novel come alive, a writer an artist as well as a craftsman. In The Faith of a Writer, Oates discusses the subjects most important to the narrative craft, touching on topics such as inspiration, memory, self-criticism, and "the unique power of the unconscious." On a more personal note, she speaks of childhood inspirations, offers advice to young writers, and discusses the wildly varying states of mind of a writer at work. Oates also pays homage to those she calls her "significant predecessors" and discusses the importance of reading in the life of a writer. Oates claims, "Inspiration and energy and even genius are rarely enough to make 'art': for prose fiction is also a craft, and craft must be learned, whether by accident or design." In fourteen succinct chapters, The Faith of a Writer provides valuable lessons on how language, ideas, and experience are assembled to create art.


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Download or read book The Faith of a Writer written by Joyce Carol Oates and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2009-03-17 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tribute to the brilliant craftsmanship of one of our most distinguished writers, providing valuable insight into her inspiration and her method Joyce Carol Oates is widely regarded as one of America's greatest contemporary literary figures. Having written in a number of genres -- prose, poetry, personal and critical essays, as well as plays -- she is an artist ideally suited to answer essential questions about what makes a story striking, a novel come alive, a writer an artist as well as a craftsman. In The Faith of a Writer, Oates discusses the subjects most important to the narrative craft, touching on topics such as inspiration, memory, self-criticism, and "the unique power of the unconscious." On a more personal note, she speaks of childhood inspirations, offers advice to young writers, and discusses the wildly varying states of mind of a writer at work. Oates also pays homage to those she calls her "significant predecessors" and discusses the importance of reading in the life of a writer. Oates claims, "Inspiration and energy and even genius are rarely enough to make 'art': for prose fiction is also a craft, and craft must be learned, whether by accident or design." In fourteen succinct chapters, The Faith of a Writer provides valuable lessons on how language, ideas, and experience are assembled to create art.


The Paris Review

The Paris Review

Author: George Plimpton

Publisher: Random House Trade

Published: 1998-07

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 9780375751783

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The latest issue of THE PARIS REVIEW highlights the art of biography in interviews with esteemed biographers Robert Caro, David McCullough, and Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. This spring issue also includes reminiscences of literary life in Paris by Richard Wilbur and Norman Mailer, as well as contributions from such distinguished biographers as Antonia Fraser, Philip Ziegler, and Michael Holroyd.


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Download or read book The Paris Review written by George Plimpton and published by Random House Trade. This book was released on 1998-07 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The latest issue of THE PARIS REVIEW highlights the art of biography in interviews with esteemed biographers Robert Caro, David McCullough, and Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. This spring issue also includes reminiscences of literary life in Paris by Richard Wilbur and Norman Mailer, as well as contributions from such distinguished biographers as Antonia Fraser, Philip Ziegler, and Michael Holroyd.


Curtis White/Milorad Pavić, Vol. 18, No. 2

Curtis White/Milorad Pavić, Vol. 18, No. 2

Author: Dalkey Archive Press

Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press

Published: 1998-01-08

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 9781564781918

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Download or read book Curtis White/Milorad Pavić, Vol. 18, No. 2 written by Dalkey Archive Press and published by Dalkey Archive Press. This book was released on 1998-01-08 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Curtis White and Milorad Pavic Number


A Plea for Eros

A Plea for Eros

Author: Siri Hustvedt

Publisher: Picador

Published: 2007-04-01

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1429900490

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From the author of the international bestseller What I Loved, a provocative collection of autobiographical and critical essays about writing and writers. Whether her subject is growing up in Minnesota, cross-dressing, or the novel, Hustvedt's nonfiction, like her fiction, defies easy categorization, elegantly combining intellect, emotion, wit, and passion. With a light touch and consummate clarity, she undresses the cultural prejudices that veil both literature and life and explores the multiple personalities that inevitably inhabit a writer's mind. Is it possible for a woman in the twentieth century to endorse the corset, and at the same time approach with authority what it is like to be a man? Hustvedt does. Writing with rigorous honesty about her own divided self, and how this has shaped her as a writer, she also approaches the works of others--Fitzgerald, Dickens, and Henry James--with revelatory insight, and a practitioner's understanding of their art.


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Download or read book A Plea for Eros written by Siri Hustvedt and published by Picador. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of the international bestseller What I Loved, a provocative collection of autobiographical and critical essays about writing and writers. Whether her subject is growing up in Minnesota, cross-dressing, or the novel, Hustvedt's nonfiction, like her fiction, defies easy categorization, elegantly combining intellect, emotion, wit, and passion. With a light touch and consummate clarity, she undresses the cultural prejudices that veil both literature and life and explores the multiple personalities that inevitably inhabit a writer's mind. Is it possible for a woman in the twentieth century to endorse the corset, and at the same time approach with authority what it is like to be a man? Hustvedt does. Writing with rigorous honesty about her own divided self, and how this has shaped her as a writer, she also approaches the works of others--Fitzgerald, Dickens, and Henry James--with revelatory insight, and a practitioner's understanding of their art.


The Paris Review

The Paris Review

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 838

ISBN-13:

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