The Craft Of Fiction
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Few books have shaped the art of reading and writing fiction as profoundly as The Craft of Fiction, a landmark text in literary criticism that dissects the techniques of the novel with surgical precision. Percy Lubbock argues that the mastery of point of view — the vantage from which a story is told — is the supreme technical challenge facing any novelist, and he illustrates this thesis through meticulous analysis of works by Henry James, Tolstoy, Flaubert, and Thackeray, among others. A cornerstone of Anglo-American literary theory since its first publication in 1921, this volume presents a rigorous yet elegant framework for understanding how great novelists construct their worlds. Lubbock's prose is itself a model of clarity and intellectual refinement, guiding the reader through complex aesthetic questions with the authority of a seasoned critic. His central argument — that form and content are inseparable, and that the novelist's craft lies in the disciplined management of perspective — remains as vital and provocative today as ever, challenging every serious reader to reconsider what they thought they knew about storytelling.
Author: Percy Lubbock
Format: Hardback
Genre: Literary theory
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Few books have shaped the art of reading and writing fiction as profoundly as The Craft of Fiction, a landmark text in literary criticism that dissects the techniques of the novel with surgical precision. Percy Lubbock argues that the mastery of point of view — the vantage from which a story is told — is the supreme technical challenge facing any novelist, and he illustrates this thesis through meticulous analysis of works by Henry James, Tolstoy, Flaubert, and Thackeray, among others. A cornerstone of Anglo-American literary theory since its first publication in 1921, this volume presents a rigorous yet elegant framework for understanding how great novelists construct their worlds. Lubbock's prose is itself a model of clarity and intellectual refinement, guiding the reader through complex aesthetic questions with the authority of a seasoned critic. His central argument — that form and content are inseparable, and that the novelist's craft lies in the disciplined management of perspective — remains as vital and provocative today as ever, challenging every serious reader to reconsider what they thought they knew about storytelling.