TY - BOOK AU - Hoover,David L. TI - Modes of composition and the durability of style in literature SN - 9780367366704 AV - PR101 U1 - 820.9 23 PY - 2021/// CY - New York PB - Routledge KW - American literature KW - Authorship KW - English language KW - Style KW - English literature N1 - 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 ER -