Why writing matters
(Book)
Author
Published
New Haven ; Yale University Press, [2020].
Format
Book
ISBN
9780300245974, 0300245971
Physical Desc
xix, 259 pages ; 21 cm.
Status
Morris County Library - Adult Nonfiction
808.02 DEL
1 available
808.02 DEL
1 available
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Published
New Haven ; Yale University Press, [2020].
Language
English
ISBN
9780300245974, 0300245971
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-259).
Description
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.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Delbanco, N. (2020). Why writing matters . Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Delbanco, Nicholas. 2020. Why Writing Matters. Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Delbanco, Nicholas. Why Writing Matters Yale University Press, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Delbanco, Nicholas. Why Writing Matters Yale University Press, 2020.
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