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The Faith of a Writer: Life, Craft, Art by Oates, Joyce Carol

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Binding
Hardcover
Weight
0 lbs
Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
No
ISBN
9780060565534
Publication Year
2003
Type
Textbook
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Name
Faith of a Writer : Life, Craft, Art
Item Height
0.7in
Author
Joyce Carol Oates
Item Length
8in
Publisher
HarperCollins
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
11.7 Oz
Number of Pages
176 Pages

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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.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0060565535
ISBN-13
9780060565534
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2495297

Product Key Features

Author
Joyce Carol Oates
Publication Name
Faith of a Writer : Life, Craft, Art
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2003
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
176 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
11.7 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Ps3565.A8z467 2003
Copyright Date
2003
Target Audience
Trade
Topic
Style Manuals, Women Authors, Authorship, Multicultural Education, Language Experience Approach, Literary
Lccn
2003-049235
Dewey Decimal
813/.54 B
Dewey Edition
21
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Education, Literary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines

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    Joyce Carol Oates has been teaching at Princeton University for about thirty years...Those of us who are not fortunate enough to afford tuition there to take her writing courses can get in a few juicy lectures on The Craft of Writing without having to register for her courses of pay Princeton's tuition...Thus, we get her valuable insights and lecture materials for micro-cents on the dollar...Not a bad deal....considering her reputation as one of the major writers of the last half of the 20th century, and still going as we speak...or read... A shy woman outside of the classroom (I was at Princeton a few lifetimes ago and met her a few times...she wouldn't remember me, more than likely, however....and that's OK...), she knows her Craft...and what she has to say in this book is definitely ...

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