As a vital and growing literary genre, nonfiction impacts bestseller lists, writing programs, writers' workshops, and academic conferences on creative writing, composition/rhetoric, and literature. In a lively exploration of its poetics, The...
more
As a vital and growing literary genre, nonfiction impacts bestseller lists, writing programs, writers' workshops, and academic conferences on creative writing, composition/rhetoric, and literature. In a lively exploration of its poetics, The Nonfictionist's Guide examines the elements of contemporary nonfiction and suggests imaginative approaches to writing it. Beginning with a new definition of nonfiction and explanation of the nonfiction motive, Robert Root guides both readers and writers through the innovative and stimulating ways we write nonfiction now
Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-215) and index
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1: The Nature of Nonfiction; Notes for Nonfictionists: Last Words First; 2: Not the Design of the Author; Notes for Nonfictionists: 'The Design of the Author; 3: The Experimental Art; Notes for Nonfictionists: Experimenting; 4: The Art of Seeing; Notes for Nonfictionists: Seeing; 5: Collage, Montage, Mosaic, Vignette, Episode, Segment; Notes for Nonfictionists: Segmenting; 6: This is what the Spaces Say; Notes for Nonfictionists: Structure; 7: Immediacy; Notes for Nonfictionists: Immediacy
8: DistanceNotes for Nonfictionists: Distance; 9: Writing by Ear; Notes For Nonfictionists: Writing By Ear; 10: Place; Notes for Nonfictionists: Place; 11: Truth; Notes for Nonfictionists: Truth; 12: Last Words Last; Notes for Nonfictionists: Last Words for Readers; Notes for Nonfictionists: Last Words for Writers; Notes and References; Index; About the Author
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
