A Collection Of Essays That Explore The Effects Of Contemporary Patterns Of Thought On American Fiction, Considering Topics Such As The Belief In Hell, The Demand For Happy Endings, And The Public Lying Of Politicians. Dysfunctional Narratives, Or Mistakes Were Made -- On Defamiliarization -- Against Epiphanies -- Talking Forks : Fiction And The Inner Life Of Objects -- Counterpointed Characterization -- Rhyming Action -- Maps And Legends Of Hell : Notes On Melodrama -- The Donald Barthelme Blues -- Stillness -- Regarding Happiness -- Sonya's Last Speech, Or, Double Voicing: An Essay In Sixteen Sections. Charles Baxter. Includes Bibliographical References.
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- Writing, Research & Publishing Guides
Publisher : Graywolf Press
Author : Baxter, Charles
Language : English
Edition : 2nd Expanded ed.
Published :2008-09-02
Number Of Pages : 288
Binding : paperback
ISBN-10 : 1555975089
ISBN-13 : 9781555975081
Item weight : 0.75 lb
Dimensions : 0.87 in x 5.51 in x 8.19 in
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