The Nonfictionist's Guide: On Reading and Writing Creative Nonfiction by Robert

Description: The Nonfictionist's Guide by Robert Root As a vital and growing literary genre, nonfiction impacts bestseller lists, writing programs, writersO workshops, and academic conferences on creative writing, composition/rhetoric, and literature. In a lively exploration of its poetics, The NonfictionistOs Guide examines the ... FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Nonfiction_the fourth genre (along with poetry, fiction, and drama)_is a literary field affecting bestseller lists, writing programs, writers workshops, and conferences on the study of creative writing, composition/rhetoric, and literature. It is often labeled and/or limited as creative or literary nonfiction and subdivided into essay, memoir, literary journalism, personal cultural criticism, and narratives of nature and travel. A vital and growing form, nonfiction has, until now, needed a sustained discussion about its poetics_both the theory and the craft of this genre. The Nonfictionists Guide offers a lively exploration of the elements of contemporary nonfiction and suggests imaginative approaches to writing it. Each chapter on a vital aspect of contemporary nonfiction concludes with a separate section of relevant notes for nonfictionists. Beginning with a new definition of nonfiction and explanation of the nonfiction motive, Robert Root discusses the use of experimental forms, the effects of present and past tense and experiential and reflective voices, and the issue of truth. He provides groundbreaking explorations of the segmented essay and the role of spaces as an essential literary device, guiding both readers and writers through the innovative and stimulating ways we write nonfiction now. Author Biography Robert Root is a writer, editor, and teacher. A professor emeritus of English at Central Michigan University, he has spoken on creative nonfiction and the teaching of writing at national and international conferences and been a guest writer in nonfiction and creative writing programs. Table of Contents Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 1 The Nature of Nonfiction Chapter 3 2 Not the Design of the Author Chapter 4 3 The Experimental Art Chapter 5 4 The Art of Seeing Chapter 6 5 Collage, Montage, Mosaic, Vignette, Episode, Segment Chapter 7 6 This Is What the Spaces Say Chapter 8 7 Immediacy Chapter 9 8 Distance Chapter 10 9 Writing by Ear Chapter 11 10 Place Chapter 12 11 Truth Chapter 13 12 Last Words Last Chapter 14 Notes and References Review This up-to-the-minute, extraordinarily well-informed, and highly suggestive book cannot help but be valuable to writers and teachers of the genre. Robert Root has read widely and pondered deeply the patterns and perplexities that underlie the practice of literary nonfiction. A marvelously commonsensical addition to the literature. -- Phillip Lopate, author, The Art of the Personal Essay: An Anthology from the Classical Era to the PresentRoots is a welcome calm, clear voice in the often-confusing discussions surrounding what some refer to as the fourth genre, i.e., literary nonfiction. Offering a poetics of nonfiction, [he] provides an incisive exploration of the myriad terms for the genre and lively discussions of the range and depth of experimental forms within it and of research, truth, the segmented essay, and the role of white space. * CHOICE *[A]n invaluable tool for the classroom and any writer in the field. -- Kristen Iversen, The University of MemphisThe Nonfictionists Guide is essential reading for all writers and teachers of creative nonfiction. In clear and elegant prose, Robert Root explores the deepest questions about the genre and demonstrates how to shape nonfiction texts that aspire to the condition of art. -- Rebecca McClanahan, author, Word Painting: A Guide to Writing More Descriptively and The Riddle Song and Other Rememberings Long Description Nonfiction_the fourth genre (along with poetry, fiction, and drama)_is a literary field affecting bestseller lists, writing programs, writers workshops, and conferences on the study of creative writing, composition/rhetoric, and literature. It is often labeled and/or limited as creative or literary nonfiction and subdivided into essay, memoir, literary journalism, personal cultural criticism, and narratives of nature and travel. A vital and growing form, nonfiction has, until now, needed a sustained discussion about its poetics_both the theory and the craft of this genre. The Nonfictionists Guide offers a lively exploration of the elements of contemporary nonfiction and suggests imaginative approaches to writing it. Each chapter on a vital aspect of contemporary nonfiction concludes with a separate section of relevant notes for nonfictionists. Beginning with a new definition of nonfiction and explanation of the nonfiction motive, Robert Root discusses the use of experimental forms, the effects of present and past tense and experiential and reflective voices, and the issue of truth. He provides groundbreaking explorations of the segmented essay and the role of spaces as an essential literary device, guiding both readers and writers through the innovative and stimulating ways we write nonfiction now. Review Quote This up-to-the-minute, extraordinarily well-informed, and highly suggestive book cannot help but be valuable to writers and teachers of the genre. Robert Root has read widely and pondered deeply the patterns and perplexities that underlie the practice of literary nonfiction. A marvelously commonsensical addition to the literature. Details ISBN0742556174 Author Robert Root Short Title NONFICTIONISTS GD Language English ISBN-10 0742556174 ISBN-13 9780742556171 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 808.042 Year 2007 Subtitle On Reading and Writing Creative Nonfiction Place of Publication Lanham, MD Country of Publication United States Imprint Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Birth 1942 Illustrations black & white illustrations DOI 10.1604/9780742556171 AU Release Date 2007-11-29 NZ Release Date 2007-11-29 US Release Date 2007-11-29 UK Release Date 2007-11-29 Pages 240 Publisher Rowman & Littlefield Publication Date 2007-11-29 Alternative 9780742556188 Audience Undergraduate We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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