Why writing matters /
In this new contribution to Yale University Press's Why X Matters series, a distinguished writer and scholar tackles central questions of the discipline of writing. Drawing on his own experience with mentors such as John Updike, John Gardner, and James Baldwin, and in turn having taught such ri...
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| Format: | eBook Electronic |
| Language: | English |
| Imprint: | New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, 2020. |
| Series: | Why X matters.
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| Online Access: | Click here for full text |
| Summary: | In this new contribution to Yale University Press's Why X Matters series, a distinguished writer and scholar tackles central questions of the discipline of writing. Drawing on his own experience with mentors such as John Updike, John Gardner, and James Baldwin, and in turn having taught such rising stars as Jesmyn Ward, Delbanco looks in particular at questions of influence and the contradictory, simultaneous impulses toward imitation and originality. Part memoir, part literary history, and part analysis, this unique text will resonate with students, writers, writing teachers, and bibliophiles. Drawing lessons from writers of all ages and writing across genres, a distinguished teacher and writer reveals the enduring importance of writing for our time |
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| Item Description: | Description based on print version record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xix, 259 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-259). |
| ISBN: | 9780300252774 0300252773 |
| Author Notes: | (Bowker Author Biography) |