Three genres : the writing of poetry, fiction, and drama /

Minot, Stephen.

Three genres : the writing of poetry, fiction, and drama / Stephen Minot. - 3rd edition. - Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, c1982. - ix, 326 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Contents
I. THE WRITING OF POETRY.
1. The Distinction of a Poem

2. The Sources of Poetry

3. The Strength of Fresh Phrasing.

4. Images.

5. The Sound of Words.

6. Rhythms of Stress.

7. Rhythms of Free Verse.

8. Tone

9. From Units to Unity

10. Developing a Poet

11. Poems of Study


II. THE WRITING OF FICTION.
12. The Dynamics of Fiction.

13. The Sources of Fiction.

14. A Story by Stephen Minot: “Sausage and Beer.”

15. Structure: From Scenes to Plot

16. A Story by Tim McCarthy: “The Windmill Man.”

17. Viewpoint: The Means of Perception

18. A Story by Elizabeth Parsons: “The Nightingales Sing.”

19. Characterization

20. Narrative Tension.

21. Orientation: Place and Time

22. A Prose Narrative by Jamaica Kincaid.” Girl”


23. Literary Concerns: Theme, Tone, Symbol and Style.

24. Developing as a writer of Fiction
III. THE WRITING OF DRAMA.
25. Theater: A Live Performance.

26. A Play by William Saroyan: “Hello Out There.”

27. The Dramatic Plot.

28. A Play by George Dennison: “The Service for Joseph Axminster A Vaudeville Play.”

29. Characterization.

30. Realistic and Nonrealistic Approaches

31. Suggestion and Statement.

32. Writing for Film

33. A Film Script.

34. Developing as a Playwright


Includes index : p. 315 - 326

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