Matthew Clark
How to Reread a Novel
How to Reread a Novel
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ExcellentMatthew Clark's How to Reread a Novel explores the complexities of fiction writing through practical analysis of narration techniques, demystifying the tools novelists use to build worlds. It examines how narrative techniques create perception, cognition, and emotion, and how they form beauty and meaning. By exploring fundamental methodologies of narrative storytelling, the book encourages readers to go beyond the surface and uncover subtleties in a text.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 06 December 2023
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
A novel, a remarkable testament to human creativity, emerges as the culmination of countless choices and decisions. In his insightful guide, How to Reread a Novel, Matthew Clark delves into the intricate world of fiction writing, offering a practical analysis of the resources employed by novelists to craft their captivating worlds. Drawing upon classical philology, rhetorical traditions, and contemporary approaches to narratology, Clark explores the complex experience of reading fiction as a fusion of perception, cognition, and emotion. He examines how writers utilize narrative techniques to shape and control the reader's experience, creating a profound and meaningful connection.
The text spans a wide range of literary works, from the timeless classics of the Iliad and the Odyssey to contemporary masterpieces, including in-depth discussions of novels by Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Henry James, and Raymond Chandler. Clark meticulously investigates fundamental methodologies of narrative storytelling, unveiling the profound effects they have on shaping beauty and meaning. By delving into some of the core techniques of narrative composition, How to Reread a Novel empowers readers to uncover hidden nuances and layers within a text, encouraging them to delve deeper than the surface and discover the true essence of the unique experience of reading fiction.
Weight: 356g
Dimension: 152 x 229 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780807180709
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