Negotiating with the dead : a writer on writing
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Cedar Falls Public Library - Adult Nonfiction
808.3 ATW
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Art d'écrire.
Atwood, Margaret Eleanor, -- 1939- -- Authorship.
Atwood, Margaret, -- 1939- -- Authorship.
Auteurschap.
Authorship.
Fiction -- Authorship.
Literaturproduktion
Littérature -- Histoire et critique.
Poésie -- Art d'écrire.
Rolle
Rolle.
Roman -- Art d'écrire.
Schriftsteller
Écriture -- Aspect psychologique.
Atwood, Margaret Eleanor, -- 1939- -- Authorship.
Atwood, Margaret, -- 1939- -- Authorship.
Auteurschap.
Authorship.
Fiction -- Authorship.
Literaturproduktion
Littérature -- Histoire et critique.
Poésie -- Art d'écrire.
Rolle
Rolle.
Roman -- Art d'écrire.
Schriftsteller
Écriture -- Aspect psychologique.
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Book
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xxvii, 219 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
UPC
9780521662604
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-207) and index.
Description
What is the role of the writer? Prophet? High Priest of Art? Court Jester? Or witness to the real world? Looking back on her own childhood and writing career, Margaret Atwood examines the metaphors which writers of fiction and poetry have used to explain - or excuse! - their activities, looking at what costumes they have assumed, what roles they have chosen to play. In her final chapter she takes up the challenge of the title: if a writer is to be seen as 'gifted', who is doing the giving and what are the terms of the gift? Margaret Atwood's wide reference to other writers is balanced by anecdotes from her own experiences, both in Canada and on the international scene. The lightness of her touch is underlined by a seriousness about the purpose and the pleasures of writing, and by a deep familiarity with the myths and traditions of Western literature.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Atwood, M. (2002). Negotiating with the dead: a writer on writing . Cambridge University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Atwood, Margaret, 1939-. 2002. Negotiating With the Dead: A Writer On Writing. Cambridge University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Atwood, Margaret, 1939-. Negotiating With the Dead: A Writer On Writing Cambridge University Press, 2002.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Atwood, Margaret. Negotiating With the Dead: A Writer On Writing Cambridge University Press, 2002.
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