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In 1958, Ayn Rand, already the world-famous author of such bestselling books as Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead, gave a private series of extemporaneous lectures in her own living room on the art of fiction. Tore Boeckmann and Leonard Peikoff for the first time now bring readers the edited transcript of these exciting personal statements. The Art of Fiction offers invaluable lessons, in which Rand analyzes the four essential elements of fiction: theme, plot, characterization, and style. She demonstrates her ideas by dissecting her best-known works, as well as those of other famous authors, such as Thomas Wolfe, Sinclair Lewis, and Victor Hugo. An historic accomplishment, this compendium will be a unique and fascinating resource for both writers and readers of fiction.
While the fiction of novelist-philosopher Ayn Rand is extremely
popular and enduring, little has been written on it so far. This
book consists of essays, most of which are new, by top Rand
scholars on Atlas Shrugged, her magnum opus. The essays deal with
historical, literary, and philosophical topics, surpassing related
writings in breadth and depth of analysis. The historical essays
cover the writing of Atlas Shrugged, its publication history, and
its reception. The literary essays cover analysis of the novel's
plot, theme, and characterization; comparisons with other works,
such as the novels of Hugo, Dostoyevsky, and Joyce; and the proper
approach to adapting Atlas Shrugged to film. The philosophical
essays cover a vast range of topics, including the place of Galt's
speech in the novel, the role of the mind in human life, and the
evil of non-objective law. Some of the essays make use of
previously unpublished material from the Ayn Rand Archives.
While the fiction of novelist-philosopher Ayn Rand is extremely
popular and enduring, little has been written on it so far. This
book consists of essays, most of which are new, by top Rand
scholars on Atlas Shrugged, her magnum opus. The essays deal with
historical, literary, and philosophical topics, surpassing related
writings in breadth and depth of analysis. The historical essays
cover the writing of Atlas Shrugged, its publication history, and
its reception. The literary essays cover analysis of the novel's
plot, theme, and characterization; comparisons with other works,
such as the novels of Hugo, Dostoyevsky, and Joyce; and the proper
approach to adapting Atlas Shrugged to film. The philosophical
essays cover a vast range of topics, including the place of Galt's
speech in the novel, the role of the mind in human life, and the
evil of non-objective law. Some of the essays make use of
previously unpublished material from the Ayn Rand Archives.
Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead is still remembered and enjoyed today
as the philosopher's first best-selling novel. In this unique study
of The Fountainhead, Dr. Robert Mayhew brings together historical,
literary, and philosophical essays that analyze the novel's style,
its use of humor, and its virtues of productivity, independence,
and integrity. The essays make extensive use of previously
unpublished material from the Ayn Rand Archives, offering a new
collection of material to explore and consider. This book leads
through the creation, publication, and reception of the 1943 novel
that made Rand famous. Mayhew's collection of essays offers an
insightful and critical perspective on the much regarded novel, and
is a necessary read for anyone interested in Ayn Rand and great
American literature.
Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead is still remembered and enjoyed today
as the philosopher's first best-selling novel. In this unique study
of The Fountainhead, Dr. Robert Mayhew brings together historical,
literary, and philosophical essays that analyze the novel's style,
its use of humor, and its virtues of productivity, independence,
and integrity. The essays make extensive use of previously
unpublished material from the Ayn Rand Archives, offering a new
collection of material to explore and consider. This book leads
through the creation, publication, and reception of the 1943 novel
that made Rand famous. Mayhew's collection of essays offers an
insightful and critical perspective on the much regarded novel, and
is a necessary read for anyone interested in Ayn Rand and great
American literature.
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Essays on Ayn Rand's Anthem (Paperback)
Robert Mayhew; Contributions by Michael S Berliner, Andy Bernstein, Harry Binswanger, Tore Boeckmann, …
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In this first book-length study of Ayn Rand's anti-utopia Anthem,
essays explore the historical, literary, and philosophical themes
presiding in this novella written in opposition to the
totalitarianism of the Soviet Union (and Nazi Germany). Written in
1937, published in 1938 in Britain, and subsequently in a revised
form in the United States in 1946, Anthem investigates the
importance of the ego and freedom, and the individual against the
state. Editor Robert Mayhew has collected a variety of essays
dealing with such topics including: the history behind the
novella's creation, publication, and reception; its connection to
other anti-utopian novels; and, the significance of ego and
freedom, which it portrays and defends. This book is important to
philosophers as well as readers looking to gain a better
understanding of Ayn Rand and Anthem.
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