Three Genres: The Writing of Literary Prose, Poems and Plays

ISBN: 0205012752

Author: Minot, Stephen

Condition: New

Three Genres gives students a basic introduction to fiction/ literary nonfiction, poetry, and drama and helps them to develop their creative skills in each area. Each genre section is self-contained and includes complete works as examples along with helpful advice about how to draw on the variety of techniques they use. The style is informal, practical, and positive. Minot and Thiel encourage students to draw on their own experiences and develop skills on their own.

• More coverage of literary nonfiction with additional selections and instruction provide you with instruction on the fastest growing portion of creative writing. | Increased coverage of poetry including a chapter devoted to revision as well as additional examples and exercises offers extra instruction in this important genre. | Additional writing prompts in each section provide more ways to practice writing techniques thus helping you become a stronger writer. dfdlkjf | Added suggestions and discussions throughout, focusing on the way one genre informs another help you learn the similarities among the genres. | "Poems for Self-study." Twelve poems not analyzed or discussed anywhere in the text to encourage self-study and classroom discussion. | The analysis of writing techniques in each of the three genres (poetry, fiction, and drama)-Always linked directly with a work that appears in its entirety. Presents poems, short stories, and plays written by contemporary authors and poets analyzed from several perspectives. | Appendices on ?Submitting Work for Publication? and ?Resources for Writers.? Provides practical advice for submitting materials for publication. | Provides practical advice for submitting materials for publication. | List of resources for writers. | Provides a convenient starting place for students interested in more in-depth study. | Provides a convenient starting place for students interested in more in-depth study. | A chapter on Dialogue in Fiction. | Introduces students to the various approaches as well as uses | Introduces students to the various approaches as well as uses | The "Trouble shooting" sections are placed at the end of each of the three sections for handy use by students or by instructors in their critiques of student work. Instructors are encouraged to incorporate these when writing critiques of student work. This section considers topics (arranged alphabetically, with page references) that often give students trouble. | Encourages students to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of their own work when revising; provides a positive approach to the discussion of work in class; and, it offers instructors a convenient resource for augmenting their comments on student work, urging them to review specific topics such as thematic unity in poetry, irony in fiction, or dramatic impact in a play. | Encourages students to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of their own work when revising; provides a positive approach to the discussion of work in class; and, it offers instructors a convenient resource for augmenting their comments on student work, urging them to review specific topics such as thematic unity in poetry, irony in fiction, or dramatic impact in a play. | The Headnotes at the beginning of each chapter include page references for each topic listed. | The Glossary/Index has been expanded making it the most complete of any text in the field. All literary terms used in the text are defined with pertinent page references given for further study. Insignificant page references (often found in computer-generated indexes) have been eliminated.