The Art of Subtext: Beyond Plot

by Charles Baxter

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Charles Baxter inaugurates The Art of , a new series on the craft of writing, with the wit and intelligence he brought to his celebrated book Burning Down the House: Essays on Fiction . Fiction writer and essayist Charles Baxter's The Art of Subtext: Beyond Plot discusses and illustrates the hidden subtextual overtones and undertones in fictional works haunted by the unspoken, the suppressed, and the secreted. Using an array of examples from Melville...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1555974732

ISBN13:9781555974732

Release Date:July 2007

Publisher:Graywolf Press

Length:120 Pages

Weight:0.46 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.1" x 7.2"

Related Subjects

Character Development Creative Writing Non-Fiction Creative Writing & Composition Language Arts Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature Literature & Fiction Reference

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