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_aWharton, Edith, _d1862-1937 |
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | _aThe writing of fiction |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2023 |
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| 500 | _aRelease date is 2023-12-17 | ||
| 505 | 0 | _aIn general -- Telling a short story -- Constructing a novel -- Character and situation in the novel -- Marcel Proust. | |
| 508 | _aTim Lindell, David E. Brown, Joyce Wilson, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) | ||
| 520 | _a"The Writing of Fiction" by Edith Wharton is a guide on the craft of writing fiction, written in the early 20th century. This work explores the fundamentals of storytelling, including character development, narrative structure, and the evolution of the novel as an art form. Through her analysis of historical figures in literature, Wharton aims to illuminate the principles of effective fiction writing and the nuanced role of technique in achieving emotional depth and realism. The opening of the text sets the stage for a discussion on the nature and evolution of fiction, illustrating how modern novels shifted from external action to exploring the inner lives of characters. Wharton emphasizes the transformative contributions of notable writers like Balzac and Stendhal, who moved away from conventional narrative forms to create complex, relatable characters influenced by their environments. She critiques both the superficial slice-of-life style and the unoriginality in contemporary writing, thereby advocating for a thoughtful, deeper approach to craft that engages both the writer's imagination and their moral reasoning. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
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_pOriginally published: _cNew York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925 |
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| 653 | _aFiction -- Technique | ||
| 653 | _aFiction -- Authorship | ||
| 653 | _aCreative writing | ||
| 856 | 4 | _uhttps://archive.org/details/writingoffiction0000whar/page/n7/mode/2up | |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72446 |
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