Why Writing Matters

A distinguished scholar and writer tackles central questions of creative writing and teaching writing, drawing from his own experience. Delbanco looks in particular at questions of influence, including the contradictory, simultaneous impulses toward imitation and originality.

About the author

Nicholas Delbanco is the Robert Frost Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of English Language and Literature at the University of Michigan. He has published thirty previous books of fiction and nonfiction, including The Count of Concord, Spring and Fall, The Countess of Stanlein Restored, and The Lost Suitcase: Reflections on the Literary Life.

Summary

Drawing lessons from writers of all ages and writing across genres, a distinguished teacher and writer reveals the enduring importance of writing for our time

Product details

• Authors: Nicholas Delbanco, Delbanco Nicholas
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.06.2022
• EAN: 9780300264821
• ISBN: 978-0-300-26482-1
• No. of pages: 296
• Series: Why X Matters S.
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance > Training, job, career; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Literacy, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Literacy, Literature: history & criticism, Writing & editing guides, Language teaching and learning, Writing and editing guides, Literature: history and criticism, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Writing / General, Language teaching & learning (other than ELT)