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  1. A muse and a maze
    writing as puzzle, mystery, and magic
    Autor*in: Turchi, Peter
    Erschienen: 2014
    Verlag:  Trinity University Press, San Antonio, Texas

    ""Turchi explores how every piece of writing is a kind of puzzle, offers tangrams as a model for presenting complex characters; suggests labyrinths as an alternative to the narrative line, and argues that readers and writers, like puzzle solvers, not... mehr

    Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Haus Unter den Linden
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    ""Turchi explores how every piece of writing is a kind of puzzle, offers tangrams as a model for presenting complex characters; suggests labyrinths as an alternative to the narrative line, and argues that readers and writers, like puzzle solvers, not only tolerate but find pleasure in difficulty"--Provided by publisher"-- "With his characteristic talent for finding connections between writing and the stuff of our lives, Peter Turchi ventures into new and even more surprising territory. In A Muse and a Maze, Turchi draws out the similarities between writing and puzzle-making and its flip-side, puzzle-solving. As he teases out how mystery lies at the heart of all storytelling, he uncovers the magic-the creation of credible illusion-that writers share with the likes of Houdini and master magicians. In Turchi's associative narrative, we learn about the history of puzzles, their obsessive quality, and that Benjamin Franklin was a devotee of an ancient precursor of sudoku called Magic Squares. Applying this rich backdrop to the requirements of writing, Turchi reveals as much about the human psyche as he does about the literary imagination and the creative process"--

     

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    Quelle: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
    Sprache: Englisch
    Medientyp: Buch (Monographie)
    Format: Druck
    ISBN: 9781595341938
    Schlagworte: Authorship; Puzzles; Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
    Umfang: 244 S., Ill., 22 cm
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    Machine generated contents note: The Contemplation of Recurring Patterns1. Directions for Attaining Knowledge of All Dark Things -- 2. How, from Such Wreckage, We Evolve the Eventual Effect -- 3. Seven Clever Pieces -- 4. The Treasure Hunter's Dilemma -- 5. The Line, the Pyramid, and the Labyrinth -- 6. The Pleasures of Difficulty -- Sources and Solutions.

  2. A muse and a maze
    writing as puzzle, mystery, and magic
    Autor*in: Turchi, Peter
    Erschienen: 2014
    Verlag:  Trinity University Press, San Antonio, Texas

    ""Turchi explores how every piece of writing is a kind of puzzle, offers tangrams as a model for presenting complex characters; suggests labyrinths as an alternative to the narrative line, and argues that readers and writers, like puzzle solvers, not... mehr

    Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Haus Potsdamer Straße
    1 A 951047
    uneingeschränkte Fernleihe, Kopie und Ausleihe

     

    ""Turchi explores how every piece of writing is a kind of puzzle, offers tangrams as a model for presenting complex characters; suggests labyrinths as an alternative to the narrative line, and argues that readers and writers, like puzzle solvers, not only tolerate but find pleasure in difficulty"--Provided by publisher"-- "With his characteristic talent for finding connections between writing and the stuff of our lives, Peter Turchi ventures into new and even more surprising territory. In A Muse and a Maze, Turchi draws out the similarities between writing and puzzle-making and its flip-side, puzzle-solving. As he teases out how mystery lies at the heart of all storytelling, he uncovers the magic-the creation of credible illusion-that writers share with the likes of Houdini and master magicians. In Turchi's associative narrative, we learn about the history of puzzles, their obsessive quality, and that Benjamin Franklin was a devotee of an ancient precursor of sudoku called Magic Squares. Applying this rich backdrop to the requirements of writing, Turchi reveals as much about the human psyche as he does about the literary imagination and the creative process"--

     

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    Quelle: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
    Sprache: Englisch
    Medientyp: Buch (Monographie)
    Format: Druck
    ISBN: 9781595341938
    Schlagworte: Authorship; Puzzles; Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
    Umfang: 244 S., Ill., 22 cm
    Bemerkung(en):

    Machine generated contents note: The Contemplation of Recurring Patterns1. Directions for Attaining Knowledge of All Dark Things -- 2. How, from Such Wreckage, We Evolve the Eventual Effect -- 3. Seven Clever Pieces -- 4. The Treasure Hunter's Dilemma -- 5. The Line, the Pyramid, and the Labyrinth -- 6. The Pleasures of Difficulty -- Sources and Solutions.

  3. A Muse and a Maze
    Writing as Puzzle, Mystery, and Magic
    Autor*in: Turchi, Peter
    Erschienen: 2014
    Verlag:  Trinity University Press, New York

    With his characteristic genius for finding connections between writing and the stuff of our lives, Peter Turchi ventures into new and even more surprising territory. In A Muse and a Maze, Turchi draws out the similarities between writing and... mehr

    Hochschulbibliothek Friedensau
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    With his characteristic genius for finding connections between writing and the stuff of our lives, Peter Turchi ventures into new and even more surprising territory. In A Muse and a Maze, Turchi draws out the similarities between writing and puzzle-making and its flip-side, puzzle-solving. As he teases out how mystery lies at the heart of all storytelling, he uncovers the magic—the creation of credible illusion—that writers share with the likes of Houdini and master magicians. In Turchi's associative narrative, we learn about the history of puzzles, their obsessive quality, and that Benjamin F

     

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    Sprache: Englisch
    Medientyp: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9781595341938
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    Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; The Contemplation of Recurring Patterns; 1. Directions for Attaining Knowledge of All Dark Things; 2. How, from Such Wreckage, We Evolve the Eventual Effect; 3. Seven Clever Pieces; 4. The Treasure Hunter's Dilemma; 5. The Line, the Pyramid, and the Labyrinth; 6. The Pleasures of Difficulty; Sources and Solutions; About the Author