Modes of composition and the durability of style in literature /
Hoover, David L.,
Modes of composition and the durability of style in literature / David L. Hoover. - xx, 216 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Modes of composition and the durability of literary style -- A proof of concept: identifying differences in style -- Changing back and forth from handwriting to dictation: Thomas Hardy, Walter Scott, and Joseph Conrad -- Changing over from handwriting to dictation or typing: Booth Tarkington and William Faulkner -- Changing over from handwriting or typing to word processing: Arthur Clarke, Octavia Butler, Stanley Elkin, and Ian McEwan -- The durability of change: handwriting, dictation, and style evolution in Henry James -- The durability of Stephen King's style -- Why a change in mode is not enough: translation and the radical durability of style -- Conclusion.
9780367366704
American literature.
Authorship.
English language--Style.
English literature.
PR101
820.9 / H769m
Modes of composition and the durability of style in literature / David L. Hoover. - xx, 216 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Modes of composition and the durability of literary style -- A proof of concept: identifying differences in style -- Changing back and forth from handwriting to dictation: Thomas Hardy, Walter Scott, and Joseph Conrad -- Changing over from handwriting to dictation or typing: Booth Tarkington and William Faulkner -- Changing over from handwriting or typing to word processing: Arthur Clarke, Octavia Butler, Stanley Elkin, and Ian McEwan -- The durability of change: handwriting, dictation, and style evolution in Henry James -- The durability of Stephen King's style -- Why a change in mode is not enough: translation and the radical durability of style -- Conclusion.
9780367366704
American literature.
Authorship.
English language--Style.
English literature.
PR101
820.9 / H769m