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The Arvon Book of Literary Non-Fiction.
The Arvon Book of Literary Non-Fiction is an essential guide to writing in a wide range of genres, from travel writing to feminist polemic and writing on nature, history, death, friendship and sexuality. Part 1 explores the full range of genres and asks the question: what is literary non-fiction? Pa...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Bloomsbury Publishing,
2012.
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| Colección: | Writers' and Artists' Companions Ser.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Preface to series; Part One: Literary non-fiction; 1 Introduction by Sally Cline; 2 What is literary non-fiction? by Sally Cline; 3 Challenges of literary non-fiction by Midge Gillies; 4 Reflections on travel writing by Midge Gillies; 5 Reflections on food writing by Sally Cline; 6 Reflections on nature and landscape by Midge Gillies; 7 Reflections on feminism by Sally Cline; 8 Reflections on history by Midge Gillies; 9 Reflections on sexuality, friendship and death by Sally Cline
- 10 Reflections on the mysteries of mind and body by Sally ClinePart Two: Tips and tales
- guest contributors; Lisa Appignanesi; Rosemary Bailey; Gillian Beer; Bidisha; Lizzie Collingham; William Dalrymple; Stevie Davies; Colin Grant; Rahila Gupta; Philip Hoare; Siri Hustvedt; Alice Kessler-Harris; Barry Lopez; Richard Mabey; Robert Macfarlane; Sara Maitland; Neil McKenna; Caroline Moorehead; Susie Orbach; Jennifer Potter; Susan Sellers; Dava Sobe; Diana Souhami; Dale Spender; Francis Spufford; Daniel Swift; Colin Thubron; Natasha Walter; Sara Wheeler; Simon Winchester; Part Three: Write on
- Planning1 Planning the writing by Sally Cline; 2 Planning social or cultural history by Midge Gillies; 3 Planning travel writing and writing about nature and landscape by Midge Gillies; 4 Planning a biography or autobiography by Sally Cline; 5 Planning a memoir by Sally Cline; 6 Structure for all types of literary non-fiction by Midge Gillies; 7 Writing a proposal by Midge Gillies; 8 Mentoring and other matters by Sally Cline; 9 Agents and publishers by Midge Gillies; Research; 1 Where to go; Basic printed resources; National Archives; Births, deaths and marriages; Wills; Local archives
- Libraries and museumsUniversity libraries; Public libraries; Other libraries; Museums; Online sources; 2 Other things to do in the research period; Copyright research; Writing; 1 Short pieces as starting points by Sally Cline; 2 Description by Midge Gillies; 3 Interviewing by Sally Cline; 4 Using quotations and dialogue by Midge Gillies; 5 Truth versus facts by Midge Gillies; Select bibliography and further reading; Footnotes; Acknowledgements; Sally Cline's previous books; Permissions; eCopyright