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Voice and Vision: A Guide to Writing History and Other Serious Nonfiction
Stephen J. Pyne
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Description for Voice and Vision: A Guide to Writing History and Other Serious Nonfiction
Paperback. It has become commonplace these days to speak of 'unpacking' texts. This book is suitable for those who wish to understand the ways in which literary considerations can enhance nonfiction writing. Num Pages: 336 pages, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: CBW; HBAH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 370.
It has become commonplace these days to speak of unpacking texts. Voice and Vision is a book about packing that prose in the first place. While history is scholarship, it is also art-that is, literature. And while it has no need to emulate fiction, slump into memoir, or become self-referential text, its composition does need to be conscious and informed. Voice and Vision is for those who wish to understand the ways in which literary considerations can enhance nonfiction writing. At issue is not whether writing is scholarly or popular, narrative or analytical, but whether ... Read more
It has become commonplace these days to speak of unpacking texts. Voice and Vision is a book about packing that prose in the first place. While history is scholarship, it is also art-that is, literature. And while it has no need to emulate fiction, slump into memoir, or become self-referential text, its composition does need to be conscious and informed. Voice and Vision is for those who wish to understand the ways in which literary considerations can enhance nonfiction writing. At issue is not whether writing is scholarly or popular, narrative or analytical, but whether ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
369g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674060425
SKU
V9780674060425
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About Stephen J. Pyne
Stephen J. Pyne is a Regents Professor at Arizona State University. He is the author of many books, including Smokechasing and Tending Fire.
Reviews for Voice and Vision: A Guide to Writing History and Other Serious Nonfiction
[Pyne's] book is a tour de force of critical commentary and explanation. Voice and Vision is an engaging literary performance in its own right.
Peter Cochrane The Australian 20100203 The book is everything the author says a work of nonfiction ought to be: well written, clearly thought out, and full of specific examples (of what to do and what ... Read more
Peter Cochrane The Australian 20100203 The book is everything the author says a work of nonfiction ought to be: well written, clearly thought out, and full of specific examples (of what to do and what ... Read more