The Faith of a Writer: Life, Craft, ArtHarper Collins, 14 sep 2004 - 176 pagina's 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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... 3 FIRST LOVES : FROM " JABBERWOCKY " TO " AFTER APPLE PICKING " 13 TO A YOUNG WRITER 23 RUNNING AND WRITING 29 " WHAT SIN TO ME UNKNOWN ... " NOTES ON FAILURE INSPIRATION ! 75 51 37 READING AS A WRITER : THE ARTIST AS CRAFTSMAN 93.
... run , even at a young age , out of necessity , fast . Joyce runs like a deer ! certain of the boys , chasing me , as they chased other younger children , to bully and terrorize us , and for fun , would say , admiring . Inside , the ...
... running across the front of the room , designed to draw our eyes to it avidly , worshipfully , were paper squares showing that beautifully shaped script known as Parker Penmanship . Mrs. Dietz , of course , had mastered the art of ...
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TO A YOUNG WRITER | 23 |
WHAT SIN TO ME UNKNOWN | 37 |
NOTES ON FAILURE | 51 |
INSPIRATION | 75 |
THE ENIGMATIC ART OF SELFCRITICISM | 127 |
THE WRITERS STUDIO | 137 |
JCO AND I After Borges | 153 |
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