Description: The Art Of Subtext by Charles Baxter The Art Of series is a new series of brief books by contemporary writers on important craft issues. Each book investigates an element of the craft of fiction, creative nonfiction, or poetry by discussing works by authors past and present. The books in the Art Of series are not strictly manuals, but serve readers and writers by illuminating aspects of the craft of writing that people "think "they already know but don't "really "know. Fiction writer and essayist Charles Baxter's "The Art of Subtext: Beyond Plot "discusses and illustrates the hidden subtextual overtones and undertones in fictional works haunted by the unspoken, the suppressed, and the secreted. Using an array of examples from Melville and Dostoyevsky to contemporary writers Paula Fox, Edward P. Jones, and Lorrie Moore, Baxter explains how fiction writers create those visible and invisible details, how what is displayed evokes what is not displayed. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Discusses and illustrates the hidden subtextual overtones and undertones in fictional works haunted by the unspoken, the suppressed and the secreted. Using an array of examples from melville to Dostoevsky and contemporary writers Paula Fox, Edward P Jones and Lorrie Moore, Baxter explains how fictional writers create those visible and invisible details - how what is displayed evokes what is not displayed. Author Biography CHARLES BAXTER is the author of ten books, including The Feast of Love, a finalist for the National Book Award, and Burning Down the House: Essays on Fiction. He teaches at the University of Minnesota and lives in Minneapolis. Review "Baxter is smart about all aspects of craft." --The Corresponder "A wonderful new volume about writing thats also about reading and the ways we make meaning in our lives." --The Observer Long Description The Art Of series is a new series of brief books by contemporary writers on important craft issues. Each book investigates an element of the craft of fiction, creative nonfiction, or poetry by discussing works by authors past and present. The books in the Art Of series are not strictly manuals, but serve readers and writers by illuminating aspects of the craft of writing that people "think "they already know but don t "really "know. Fiction writer and essayist Charles Baxter s "The Art of Subtext: Beyond Plot "discusses and illustrates the hidden subtextual overtones and undertones in fictional works haunted by the unspoken, the suppressed, and the secreted. Using an array of examples from Melville and Dostoyevsky to contemporary writers Paula Fox, Edward P. Jones, and Lorrie Moore, Baxter explains how fiction writers create those visible and invisible details, how what is displayed evokes what is not displayed. Details ISBN1555974732 Author Charles Baxter Short Title ART OF SUBTEXT Series Art Of... Language English ISBN-10 1555974732 ISBN-13 9781555974732 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2007 Residence US Birth 1947 Subtitle Beyond Plot DOI 10.1604/9781555974732 UK Release Date 2007-09-06 Imprint Graywolf Press,U.S. Place of Publication MN Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2007-09-06 NZ Release Date 2007-09-06 Pages 120 Publisher Graywolf Press,U.S. DEWEY 808.3 Audience General Publication Date 2007-07-24 US Release Date 2007-07-24 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:43684018;
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