It has become commonplace these days to speak of "unpacking" texts. This book is about packing that prose in the first place. Pyne explores the many ways to understand what makes good nonfiction, and explains how to achieve it. His counsel and guidance will be invaluable to experts and novices in the art of writing serious and scholarly nonfiction.
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Für Beruf und Forschung
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
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978-0-674-05445-5 (9780674054455)
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Contents Packing Prose Part I. Arts 1. In the Beginning, Words 2. Art and Craft 3. Rules of Engagement 4. Nonfiction as Writing 5. Voice . . . 6. . . . and Vision 7. Designing 8. Plotting 9. Transitioning 10. Dramatizing 11. Editing I Part II. Crafts 12. Prose 13. Character 14. Setting 15. Point of View 16. Showing and Telling 17. Editing II 18. Figures of Speech 19. Technical Information 20. Questions of Scale Part III. Doing It 21. Theory and Practice 22. Writing Lives Notes Index
