The Cambridge Companion to Prose
The Cambridge Companion to Prose
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This Companion provides an introduction to the craft of prose. It considers the technical aspects of style that contribute to the art of prose, examining the constituent parts of prose through a widening lens, from the smallest details of punctuation and wording to style more broadly conceived. The book is concerned not only with prose fiction but with creative non-fiction, a growing area of interest for readers and aspiring writers. Written by internationally-renowned critics, novelists and biographers, the essays provide readers and writers with ways of understanding the workings of prose. They are exemplary of good critical practice, pleasurable reading for their own sake, and both informative and inspirational for practising writers. The Cambridge Companion to Prose will serve as a key resource for students of English literature and of creative writing.
- Draws on a wide historical (and geographical) range of literature
- Individual chapters are suitable for use in various courses and classroom contexts
- Avoids technical language, making the book engaging, accessible and more thoroughgoing in its discussions
Reviews & endorsements
'… this volume proves that prose is as fascinating an art form as poetry.' Karl van Heijster, De Leesclub van Alles
Product details
November 2021Paperback
9781108940580
300 pages
228 × 152 × 16 mm
0.4kg
Available
Table of Contents
- Introduction: Daniel Tyler
- Part I. Parts of Prose:
- 1. Punctuation Bharat Tandon
- 2. Words Garrett Stewart
- 3. Sentences Daniel Tyler
- 4. Paragraphs Jenny Davidson
- 5. Chapters James Williams
- 6. Perspective Ruth Bernard Yeazell
- 7. Style Michael Hurley
- Part II. Prose Genres:
- 8. Realist Prose James Wood
- 9. Comic Prose Jonathan Greenberg and David Galef
- 10. Gothic Prose Alison Milbank
- 11. Science Fiction Adam Roberts
- 12. Travel Writing Roslyn Jolly
- 13. Nature Writing Richard Kerridge
- 14. Life Writing Jay Parini
- Further Reading
- Index.
