Overview

Three Genres gives students a basic introduction to fiction/ literary nonfiction, poetry, and drama and helps them to develop their creative skills in each area.  Each genre section is self-contained and includes complete works as examples along with helpful advice about how to draw on the variety of techniques they use.  The style is informal, practical, and positive.  Minot encourages student to draw on their own experiences and develop skills on their own.

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Author:   Stephen Minot
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson
Edition:   8th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.658kg
ISBN:  

9780132197380

ISBN 10:   0132197383
Pages:   496
Publication Date:   30 August 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

"THREE GENRES,THE WRITING OF FICTION/FICTION, POETRY, AND DRAMA 8TH Edition By Stephen Minot     CONTENTS Preface for Students   Preface for Teachers     PART I : THE WRITING OF NONFICTION/FICTION 1.  Literary Nonfiction 2.          True Experience  3.          Nonfiction in a Reflective Mood  4.  Personal Impressions of a Real Place 5.  Creating Your Own Literary Nonfiction 6.          Fiction: The Freedom to Invent 7.          Finding and Shaping Fresh Material  8.          A Story by Ann Hood: “Escapes” 9.          Viewpoint: “Who’s Seeing This?” 10.     A Story by Stephen Minot: “Rwanda” 11.     The Making of a Story 12. Structure: From Scenes to Plot 13. A Story by Jim Ray Daniels: ""Minding the Store"" 14.  Creating Tension 15. Setting: Where Am I?  16. A Story by Sharon Solwitz: ""Obst Vw"" 17. Dialogue: the illusion of speech 18. Characterization: Creating Credible People 19. A Story by Steven Schutzman: ""The Bank Robbery"" 20. Liberating the Imagination 21. Heightened Meaning: Metaphor, Symbol, and Theme   22. A Story by Jackson Jodie Daviss ""Gotta Dance"" 23. Style and Tone 24. Troubleshooting Guide: Fiction   PART II: THE WRITING OF POETRY    25. What Makes a Poem a Poem?   26. Plunging In: Poems for Close Study   27. Sources: Where Poems Come From   28. The Impact of Images   29. Using the Sound of Language  30. Traditional Rhythms  31. Stanzas: a Choice of Fixed Forms     32. Free Verse: Creating Unique Forms     33. A Sense of Order     34. Varieties of Tone     35. Poems for Self-study     36. Troubleshooting Guide: Poetry       PART III: THE WRITING OF DRAMA    37. Drama: A Live Performance 38. A Play by William Saroyan: ""Hello Out There"" 39. The Dramatic Plot 40. A Play by Tony Padilla: ""Reckoning"" 41. Conflict: Emotional Impact 42. A Play by Glenn Alterman, ""Coulda, Would, Shoulda"" 43. The Nonrealistic Play 44. Dramatic Characterization 45. Visual Impact 46. A Play By Patricia Montley: ""Valley Forgery"" 47. The Voices of Comedy 48. Dramatic Themes 49. Troubleshooting Guide: Drama APPENDICES A  Submitting Work for Publication B  Resources for Writers CREDITS INDEX OF AUTHORS AND TITLES GLOSSARY-INDEX  "

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  About the Author   Stephen Minot, Professor Emeritus of the Creative Writing Department at the University of California, Riverside, has taught creative writing for over thirty years.  Over the span of his very successful career, Professor Minot authored three novels, two collections of short stories, and three textbooks including Reading Fiction and Literary Nonfiction, The Fourth Genre.  His short stories have appeared in a variety of magazines and literary quarterlies including the Atlantic, Harpers, The Kenyon Review, The Virginia Quarterly Review, and the Sewanee Review, just to name a few.  Professor Minot’s work has also been selected several times to appear in the O. Henry Prize Stories collection and The Best American Short Stories.  He is also the recipient of the Atlantic First Award, the Saxton Memorial Fellowship, and the National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship for writing.   Professor Minot and his wife, Virginia, split their time between California and Maine.    

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