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Feature Writing for Journalists (Hardcover): Sharon Wheeler Feature Writing for Journalists (Hardcover)
Sharon Wheeler
R3,468 Discovery Miles 34 680 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Feature Writing for Journalists considers both newspapers and magazines and helps the new or aspiring journalist to become a successful feature writer.

Using examples from a wide range of papers, specialist and trade magazines and 'alternative' publications, Sharon Wheeler considers the different types of material that come under the term 'feature' including human interest pieces, restaurant reviews and advice columns.

With relevant case studies as well as interviews with practitioners, Feature Writing for Journalists is exactly what you need to understand and create exciting and informative features.

Writing to Win - The Legal Writer (Paperback, Revised): Steven D Stark Writing to Win - The Legal Writer (Paperback, Revised)
Steven D Stark
R443 R335 Discovery Miles 3 350 Save R108 (24%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

From a master teacher and writer, a fully revised and updated edition of the results-oriented approach to legal writing that is clear, that persuades--and that WINS.
More than almost any profession, the law has a deserved reputation for opaque, jargon-clogged writing. Yet forceful writing is one of the most potent weapons of legal advocacy. In this new edition of "Writing to Win," Steven D. Stark, a former lecturer on law at Harvard Law School, who has inspired thousands of aspiring and practicing lawyers, applies the universal principles of powerful, vigorous prose to the job of making a legal case--and winning it.
"Writing to Win" focuses on the writing of lawyers, not judges, and includes dozens of examples of effective (and ineffective) real-life legal writing--as well as compelling models drawn from advertising, journalism, and fiction. It deals with the challenges lawyers face in writing, from organization to strengthening and editing prose; offers incisive ways of improving arguments; addresses litigation and technical writing in all its forms; and covers the writing attorneys must perform in their daily practice, from email memos to briefs and contracts. Each chapter opens with a succinct set of rules for easy reference.
With new sections on client communication and drafting affidavits, as well as updated material throughout, "Writing to Win" is the most practical and efficacious legal-writing manual available.

Embodied Playwriting - Improv and Acting Exercises for Writing and Devising (Hardcover): Hillary Haft Bucs, Charissa Menefee Embodied Playwriting - Improv and Acting Exercises for Writing and Devising (Hardcover)
Hillary Haft Bucs, Charissa Menefee
R4,074 Discovery Miles 40 740 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Embodied Playwriting: Improv and Acting Exercises for Writing and Devising is the first book to compile new and adapted exercises for teaching playwriting in the classroom, workshop, or studio through the lens of acting and improvisation. The book provides access to the innovative practices developed by seasoned playwriting teachers from around the world who are also actors, improv performers, and theatre directors. Borrowing from the embodied art of acting and the inventive practice of improvisation, the exercises in this book will engage readers in performance-based methods that lead to the creation of fully imagined characters, dynamic relationships, and vivid drama. Step-by-step guidelines for exercises, as well as application and coaching advice, will support successful lesson planning and classroom implementation for playwriting students at all levels, as well as individual study. Readers will also benefit from curation by editors who have experience with high-impact educational practices and are advocates for the use of varied teaching strategies to increase accessibility, inclusion, skill-building, and student success. Embodied Playwriting offers a wealth of material for teachers and students of playwriting courses, as well as playwrights who look forward to experimenting with dynamic, embodied writing practices.

The 12 Week Year for Writers - A Comprehensive Guide to Getting Your Writing Done (Hardcover): AT Thrall The 12 Week Year for Writers - A Comprehensive Guide to Getting Your Writing Done (Hardcover)
AT Thrall
R493 Discovery Miles 4 930 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Get more words on the page with this proven and popular system The 12 Week Year for Writers: A Comprehensive Guide to Getting Your Writing Done is an easy-to-implement and practical framework for writers to get more work done in less time. You'll answer big picture questions--What is my vision for the future? What are my writing goals?--while enacting a comprehensive system to plan and execute your writing. You'll create a 12 Week Plan and a Model Week, collaborate with a weekly writing group, keep score, and learn to stick to a weekly execution routine. The book will also show you how to: Manage multiple writing projects at the same time Develop a prolific writer's mindset and increase your output with the 12 Week Year system Deal with actionable specifics, like when and where to write Ideal for writers in all genres and fields, The 12 Week Year for Writers is the perfect hands-on guide for academic and business writers, authors, students, columnists, bloggers, and copy and content writers who seek to increase their productivity and get more quality words on the page.

Writing and Presenting Scientific Papers (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): Phil Garnsworthy, Brigitta Malmfors, Michael Grossman Writing and Presenting Scientific Papers (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Phil Garnsworthy, Brigitta Malmfors, Michael Grossman
R698 Discovery Miles 6 980 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Leading scientists are identified as much by their ability to communicate ideas and results as by the quality of their research. Ideas and results that are not communicated effectively will not contribute to new knowledge, so it is important that scientists learn to improve their communication skills. There are many types of scientific communication, the principal ones being journal papers and popular science articles, as well as oral and poster presentations at scientific meetings. In each case, the ABC of science communication is that it should be Accurate and Audience adapted, Brief and Clear. presentations so that your message can be transmitted clearly and concisely to the reader or listener. Techniques for improving your writing, literature searching and training students in communication are also discussed. In this revised edition a few more topics have been added, such as electronic submission of manuscripts, writing statistics, and writing research proposals. research results, experienced scientists wanting to make their communications more effective, university students at all levels, and teachers involved in the instruction of communication skills.

The Artist's Way - A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Hardcover, New Edition): Julia Cameron The Artist's Way - A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Hardcover, New Edition)
Julia Cameron 1
R663 R629 Discovery Miles 6 290 Save R34 (5%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

'I love it. A practical, spiritual, nurturing book.' - Russell Brand

Since its first publication, The Artist's Way has inspired the genius of Elizabeth Gilbert, Tim Ferriss, Reese Witherspoon and millions of readers to embark on a creative journey and find a deeper connection to process and purpose. Julia Cameron guides readers in uncovering problems and pressure points that may be restricting their creative flow and offers techniques to open up opportunities for self-growth and self-discovery.

A revolutionary programme for personal renewal, The Artist's Way will help get you back on track, rediscover your passions, and take the steps you need to change your life.

How to Publish in Biological Sciences - A Guide for the Uninitiated (Hardcover): John Measey How to Publish in Biological Sciences - A Guide for the Uninitiated (Hardcover)
John Measey
R1,740 Discovery Miles 17 400 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

-- Finishing and publishing a PhD is daunting as, for most students, it will be their first experience working within the academic system. This guide offers a helping hand during and when making decisions about how to move on with their career, specifically in the biological sciences. -- Examples are tailored to biological science, offering a unique reference for PhD students in these disciplines. -- The author has authored more than 200 peer reviewed scientific papers and book chapters, and five books. He has been the Editor-in-Chief of an ISI journal for 9 years, and has graduated more than 20 postgraduate students. His blog on writing and publishing in biological sciences is read by thousands globally. -- Most of the 25,000 universities in the world have postgraduates in biological sciences, and emerging economies, such as India and China, will have special interest in this book as their academic systems still fall outside of the academic mainstream. -- The book has many short, easy to read, chapters which are interconnected to provide a comprehensive treatment of each subject, and it explore the 'hot' topics in academic publishing, from Open Access to new blockchain models, as well as academic bullying.

The Student's Guide to Writing Economics (Hardcover): Robert H. Neugeboren The Student's Guide to Writing Economics (Hardcover)
Robert H. Neugeboren
R5,207 Discovery Miles 52 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Writing Economics is a guide designed to introduce students to the means and methods of writing on topics related to the discipline of economics. Understanding the way economists see the world is a necessary step on the way to good economics writing. This book takes the following step by step approach by describing: * the keys needed to succeed as a writer of economics and an overview of the writing process from beginning to end * the basic methods economists use to analyze data and communicate their ideas * suggestions for finding and focusing one's topic, including standard economic sources and techniques for doing economic research * how to write papers * ways of citing sources and creating a bibliography The book also contains useful appendices, which provide details of statistical sources and relevant electronic indices. Used as a standard guide for economics students at Harvard University, the book should prove to be of immense practical use economics students the world over.

Content is King (Paperback): David Mill, David Chaffey Content is King (Paperback)
David Mill, David Chaffey
R1,471 Discovery Miles 14 710 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A growing number of information providers are now online, and as a result being able to produce copy that is suitable for an online readership is of increasing importance. In this text the basic principles of copywriting are covered, along with more specific guidance on writing for online sources. The differences between writing for online and offline are highlighted to enable the reader to distinguish between the two and consequently write the best form of copy for the end source.
Different sources of online content require different approaches, and therefore the author takes a structured approach, taking each of these channels in turn, for example writing for web sites, writing for email, ezines and newsletters, writing for search engines, and writing for online ads. By approaching each topic individually, specific guidance is provided enabling the reader to be properly equipped with the tools required to write the most appropriate copy for the task in hand.
* Helps its readers to write, edit and publish more effective content for the online readership
* Addresses B2B issues as well as B2C - this area is often neglected
* Set out in a clearly structured style to enable readers to scan the material therefore making the content easily accessible

Legal Writing in Plain English, Second Edition (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): Bryan A. Garner Legal Writing in Plain English, Second Edition (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Bryan A. Garner
R552 R466 Discovery Miles 4 660 Save R86 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Admirably clear, concise, down-to-earth, and powerful - all too often, legal writing embodies none of these qualities. Its reputation for obscurity and needless legalese is widespread. Since 2001 Bryan A. Garner's "Legal Writing in Plain English" has helped address this problem by providing lawyers, judges, paralegals, law students, and legal scholars with sound advice and practical tools for improving their written work. Now the leading guide to clear writing in the field, this indispensable volume encourages legal writers to challenge conventions and offers valuable insights into the writing process that will appeal to other professionals: how to organize ideas, create and refine prose, and improve editing skills. Accessible and witty, "Legal Writing in Plain English" draws on real-life writing samples that Garner has gathered through decades of teaching experience. Trenchant advice covers all types of legal materials, from analytical and persuasive writing to legal drafting, and the book's principles are reinforced by sets of basic, intermediate, and advanced exercises in each section. In this new edition, Garner preserves the successful structure of the original while adjusting the content to make it even more class-room-friendly. He includes case examples from the past decade and addresses the widespread use of legal documents in electronic formats. His book remains the standard guide for producing the jargon-free language that clients demand and courts reward.

Writing for Assessment (Hardcover): Angela Goddard Writing for Assessment (Hardcover)
Angela Goddard
R2,522 Discovery Miles 25 220 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Routledge A Level English Guides equip students with the skills they need to explore, evaluate and enjoy English. Books in the series are built around the various skills specified in the assessment objectives (AOs) for all AS and A2 Level English courses. Focusing on the AOs most relevant to their topic, the books help students to develop their knowledge and abilities through analysis of lively texts and contemporary data. Each book in the series covers a different example of language and literary study and offers accessible explanations, examples, exercises, a glossary of key terms and suggested answers. This series has been written by senior examiners in the light of how the new specifications have actually worked out in practice. "Writing for Assessment" helps students to develop the writing skills they need to succeed in AS and A2 Level English. It offers a step-by-step guide to approaching writing tasks and structuring a response, looks at a range of writing tasks - from argumentative essays to data-based investigations - provides Personal Audit Sheets (PASS) to help students assess their own writing skills and make practical steps to develop them, and can be used as preparati

Radical Reporting - Writing Better Audit, Risk, Compliance, and Information Security Reports (Hardcover): Sara I. James Radical Reporting - Writing Better Audit, Risk, Compliance, and Information Security Reports (Hardcover)
Sara I. James
R1,834 Discovery Miles 18 340 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Most people dread writing reports; they also dread reading reports. What they don't realize is that the techniques that make writing more readable make it more powerful. This is especially relevant for professionals in areas such as audit, risk, compliance, and information security. This small volume provides the tools and techniques needed to improve reports. It does so through addressing crucial concepts all too often overlooked in the familiar rush to perform tasks, complete projects, and meet deadlines. These concepts - the role of culture in communication; the link between logic and language; the importance of organizing thoughts before writing; and how to achieve clarity - may seem academic or theoretical. They're not. Unless writers understand their own thoughts, actions, and objectives, they cannot hope to communicate them at all - let alone clearly.

Longman Academic Writing Series - Paragrahs to Essays SB w/App, Online Practice & Digital Resources Lvl 3 (Paperback, 4th... Longman Academic Writing Series - Paragrahs to Essays SB w/App, Online Practice & Digital Resources Lvl 3 (Paperback, 4th edition)
Alice Oshima, Ann Hogue
R1,108 Discovery Miles 11 080 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Longman Academic Writing Series helps English language students master the writing skills needed to succeed in their academic careers. The fi ve-level series spans writing topics from composing sentences to writing research papers. Each level covers the complete writing process from prewriting to revision. Level 3 teaches intermediate students to write various genres of academic paragraphs and essays. The text's proven approach integrates training in grammar, mechanics, vocabulary, sentence structure, and paragraph and essay organization along with the writing process. Features Realistic writing models and systematic practice empower students to write effectively in different genres. Clear explanations help students grasp and apply key concepts. Sentence structure, grammar, and mechanics instruction helps students develop key writing skills. A step-by-step approach guides students seamlessly through the writing process. Vocabulary sections help students develop language awareness and improve the quality of their writing. Writing Tips provide useful strategies to enhance students' writing experience. Writing Expansions, including journals, timed writing, and summarizing, build written fluency and test-taking skills. Enhanced Digital Practice An improved MyEnglishLab includes additional practice activities and assessments. The Pearson Practice English App allows students to complete vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure activities on their mobile devices.

Guide to Writing Empirical Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (Hardcover): G.David Garson Guide to Writing Empirical Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (Hardcover)
G.David Garson
R3,923 Discovery Miles 39 230 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"Describes the quantitative research process--framing analytical questions, developing a comprehensive outline, providing a roadmap for the reader, and accessing indispensable computer and program tools. Supplies end-of-chapter checklists, extensive examples, and biobliographies."

Plot Whisperer Workbook - Step-by-Step Exercises to Help You Create Compelling Stories (Paperback): Martha Alderson Plot Whisperer Workbook - Step-by-Step Exercises to Help You Create Compelling Stories (Paperback)
Martha Alderson
R478 R406 Discovery Miles 4 060 Save R72 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Turn lackluster plots into irresistible stories! When it comes to writing bestsellers, it's all about the plot. But creating a captivating storyline that mesmerizes your audience until the very end is easier said than done. With thousands of engaging books on the shelf, you'll need to set yours apart by developing unique scenarios that leave readers wondering what happens next. In this writing workbook, celebrated writing teacher and author Martha Alderson covers everything from constructing spirited action and compelling characters to establishing an unforgettable ending. She also walks you through the development of a successful narrative with exercises that: Help build suspense Incorporate effective subplots Tie up all the loose ends Keep the reader turning pages Filled with essential advice and writing exercises, /The Plot Whisperer Workbook will quickly become your go-to guide for crafting a tale worthy of the bestseller list!

How to Write Comforting Letters to the Bereaved - A Simple Guide for a Delicate Task (Paperback): John Haley How to Write Comforting Letters to the Bereaved - A Simple Guide for a Delicate Task (Paperback)
John Haley
R623 Discovery Miles 6 230 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"How to Write Comforting Letters to the Bereaved" guides readers through the delicate task of penning their thoughts and emotions to friends or family members suffering the loss of a loved one. It lays out an array of suggestions, precautions and examples in a clear and informed style. This friendly, easy-to-read guide enables professional caregivers and lay readers alike to quickly take what they need from a number of considerations, such as: how to start such a letter; how to elaborate on the relationship, the loss, and its meaning to the reader; various ways to help survivors regardless of geographic distance; important precautions about what to avoid; different approaches to talking about religious faith; the inclusion of humor; plus follow-up letters long after the funeral; and more.

Letters From the Clinic - Letter Writing in Clinical Practice for Mental Health Professionals (Paperback): Derek Steinberg Letters From the Clinic - Letter Writing in Clinical Practice for Mental Health Professionals (Paperback)
Derek Steinberg
R1,253 Discovery Miles 12 530 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In every field of therapeutic practice a significant amount of time is spent writing letters about and to patients. In Letters From the Clinic Derek Steinberg applies detailed literary and psychological analysis to over 40 letters, highlighting why certain words or phrases were used, how they could have been put better, and builds around them principles and theoretical positions based on narrative therapy, consultative approaches and the psychological impact of words and phrases.
Using the context of child, adolescent and family psychiatry, while also applicable to all therapeutic work, the book deals with issues such as
* explaining clinical conditions and treatments
* confirming clinical contracts
* conveying difficult advice and painful news
* missed appointments and other practicalities
Each letter is followed by detailed annotations and discussion.
Letters From the Clinic will prove a valuable tool to all those working in clinical and therapeutic practice.

Designing Interactive Worlds With Words - Principles of Writing As Representational Composition (Hardcover): David S. Kaufer,... Designing Interactive Worlds With Words - Principles of Writing As Representational Composition (Hardcover)
David S. Kaufer, Brian S. Butler
R3,914 R2,741 Discovery Miles 27 410 Save R1,173 (30%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

No two writing situations are exactly the same and skilled writers, like skilled painters, must develop the know-how to represent the objects of their writing as part of a flexible art. This special art of writing lies hidden between grammar--the well-formedness of sentences--and genre--the capacity of texts to perform culturally holistic communicative functions (e.g., the memo, the strategic report, the letter to the editor). Concealed between grammar and genre, this less visible art of writing is what Kaufer and Butler call "representational composition." Texts within this hidden art are best viewed not primarily as grammatical units or as genre functions, but as bearers of design elements stimulating imagistic, narrative, and information-rich worlds, and as an invitation to readers to explore and interact with them.
This volume presents a systematic study of the principles that underlie writing as representational composition. Drawing from student models derived from a studio method, the authors use each chapter to present a different aspect of what unfolds--across the course of the book--into a cumulative, interactive, and unified body of representational principles underlying the design of texts. They reveal what makes the textual representations achieved by expert writers worthwhile, and, at the same time, difficult for novice writers to reproduce. Extending the framework of their 1996 volume, "Rhetoric and the Arts" of Design, into a realm of textual design, this volume will interest students and instructors of writing, rhetoric, and information design.

Memory and Autobiography - Explorations in the Limits (Paperback): Arfuch Memory and Autobiography - Explorations in the Limits (Paperback)
Arfuch
R502 Discovery Miles 5 020 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book by one of Latin America's leading cultural theorists examines the place of the subject and the role of biographical and autobiographical genres in contemporary culture. Arfuch argues that the on-going proliferation of private and intimate stories - what she calls the 'biographical space' - can be seen as symptomatic of the impersonalizing dynamics of contemporary times. Autobiographical genres, however, harbour an intersubjective dimension. The 'I' who speaks wants to be heard by another, and the other who listens discovers in autobiography possible points of identification. Autobiographical genres, including those that border on fiction, therefore become spaces in which the singularity of experience opens onto the collective and its historicity in ways that allow us to reflect on the ethical, political, and aesthetic dimensions not only of self-representation but also of life itself. Opening up debate through juxtaposition and dialogue, Arfuch's own poetic writing moves freely from the Holocaust to Argentina's last dictatorship and its traumatic memories, and then to the troubled borderlands between Mexico and the United States to show how artists rescue shards of memory that would otherwise be relegated to the dustbin of history. In so doing, she makes us see not only how challenging it is to represent past traumas and violence but also how vitally necessary it is to do so as a political strategy for combating the tides of forgetting and for finding ways of being in common.

Cutting Plays for Performance - A Practical and Accessible Guide (Paperback): Toby Malone, Aili Huber Cutting Plays for Performance - A Practical and Accessible Guide (Paperback)
Toby Malone, Aili Huber
R1,000 Discovery Miles 10 000 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Cutting Plays for Performance offers a practical guide for cutting a wide variety of classical and modern plays. This essential text offers insight into the various reasons for cutting, methods to serve different purposes (time, audience, story), and suggests ways of communicating cuts to a production team. Dealing with every aspect of the editing process, it covers structural issues, such as plot beats, rhetorical concepts, and legal considerations, why and when to cut, how to cut with a particular goal in mind such as time constraints, audience and storytelling, and ways of communicating cuts to a production team. A set of practical worksheets to assist with the planning and execution of cuts, as well as step-by-step examples of the process from beginning to end in particular plays help to round out the full range of skills and techniques that are required when approaching this key theatre-making task. This is the first systematic guide for those who need to cut play texts. Directors, dramaturgs, and teachers at every level from students to seasoned professionals will find this an indispensable tool throughout their careers.

The Grotowski Sourcebook (Hardcover): Richard Schechner, Lisa Wolford-Wylam The Grotowski Sourcebook (Hardcover)
Richard Schechner, Lisa Wolford-Wylam
R3,960 Discovery Miles 39 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


This is the first volume to provide a comprehensive overview of the phases of Jerzy Grotowski's long and multi-faceted career. The Grotowski Sourcebook assembles materials that have appeared in diverse publications and languages over a period of more than 30 years. The sourcebook features:
* international contributions from all the key performance theorists to have worked on Grotowski, including Eugenio Barba, Peter Brook, Jan Kott, Eric Bentley and Jennifer Kumiega
* writings which trace every phase of Grotowski's development, from his 'theatre of productions', through 'paratheatre' and 'theatre of sources' to 'objective drama' and 'art as vehicle'
* a unique collection of Grotowski's own writings plus an interview with his closest collaborator and 'heir' Thomas Richards
* a vast range of stunning photographic documentation of Grotowski and his followers in action
* a historical-critical study of Grotowski by Richard Schechner, published here for the first time.

On Writing Qualitative Research - Living by Words (Hardcover): Margaret Anzul, Maryann Downing, Margot Ely, Ruth Vinz On Writing Qualitative Research - Living by Words (Hardcover)
Margaret Anzul, Maryann Downing, Margot Ely, Ruth Vinz
R3,919 Discovery Miles 39 190 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


This text is both about writing up qualitative research and is itself a qualitative study. The written reflections of students on the writing process and the interpretations and presentations of their findings provide a base of data which the authors have, in turn, analyzed and incorporated into their text. They have added accounts of their own experiences, and those of their colleagues and other published authors. All of these are woven into a theoretical framework that discusses them in detail.

Related link: http://www.routledgefalmer.com/textbooks< /a>

ISE College Writing Skills with Readings (Paperback, 11th edition): John Langan, Zoe Albright ISE College Writing Skills with Readings (Paperback, 11th edition)
John Langan, Zoe Albright
R1,675 Discovery Miles 16 750 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

College Writing Skills with Readings, 11th edition, emphasizes writing skills as well as process. By identifying a set of 4 fundamental skills critical to effective writing, College Writing Skills with Readings encourages students to see writing as a skill that can be learned and a process that must be explored. These 4 skills, or bases, for effective writing are as follows: Unity: Discover a clearly stated point, or topic sentence, and make sure that all other information in the paragraph or essay supports that point. Support: Support the points with specific evidence, and plenty of it. Coherence: Organize and connect supporting evidence so that paragraphs and essays transition smoothly from one bit of supporting information to the next. Sentence skills: Revise and edit so that sentences are error-free for clearer and more effective communication. These four bases are essential to all effective writing, whether it be a narrative paragraph for a personal journal, a cover letter for a job application, or an essay for an academic assignment.

Landmark Essays on Voice and Writing - Volume 4 (Paperback): Peter Elbow Landmark Essays on Voice and Writing - Volume 4 (Paperback)
Peter Elbow
R1,272 Discovery Miles 12 720 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Section 1 of this volume describes three major debates about voice. They include:
* the overarching debate: discourse as text vs. discourse as voice;
* the traditional debate in rhetoric: ethos as real virtue in the real person vs. ethos as the appearance of virtue; and
* the modern debate: voice as self vs. voice as role.
These debates involve large, ideological questions about the nature of self or identity and about the relation of the text to the writer. They are all the more troublesome and unresolvable because they tend to be cast in binary, either/or terms.
Section 2 responds to these debates by showing that they don't need to be resolved in either/or terms. Looking carefully at the term "voice" shows that it has some fairly noncontroversial meanings when applied to writing. Thus, most of this section is devoted to an extended exploration of a family of five meanings for the term "voice" in writing -- audible voice or information, dramatic voice, recognizable or distinctive voice, voice with authority, and resonant voice or presence. These meanings make the concept of voice solid and usable apart from the theoretical debates.
The two theoretical debates only come up in relatively circumscribed arenas and so don't muddy most uses of the concept of voice in writing. In short, Elbow's hope is that he can make descriptive "claims" about the meanings of voice in writing about which people from various ideological camps will be able to agree.

The Writer's Book of Memory - An Interdisciplinary Study for Writing Teachers (Hardcover): Janine Rider The Writer's Book of Memory - An Interdisciplinary Study for Writing Teachers (Hardcover)
Janine Rider
R3,899 Discovery Miles 38 990 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Memory has long been ignored by rhetoricians because the written word has made memorization virtually obsolete. Recently however, as part of a revival of interest in classical rhetoric, scholars have begun to realize that memory offers vast possibilities for today's writers. Synthesizing research from rhetoric, psychology, philosophy, and literary and composition studies, this volume brings together many historical and contemporary theories of memory. Yet its focus is clear: memory is a generator of knowledge and a creative force which deserves attention at the beginning of and throughout the writing process.
This volume emphasizes the importance of recognizing memory's powers in an age in which mass media influence us all and electronic communication changes the way we think and write. It also addresses the importance of the individual memory and voice in an age which promotes conformity. Written in a strong, lively personal manner, the book covers a great deal of scholarly material. It is never overbearing, and the extensive bibliography offers rich vistas for further study.

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