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The technique of the novel, a handbook on the craft of the long narrative. / by Thomas H. Uzzell, Instructor in Fiction Writing, New York University; Associate Professor in English, Oklahoma State University; former Fiction Editor, Collier's Weekly.
LIBRA 808.3 Uz99 1959
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LIBRA PN3365 .U9 1959
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LIBRA - Rare PN3365 .U9 1959 Potok copy
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Uzzell, Thomas H., 1884-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fiction--Technique.
- Fiction.
- Fiction--History and criticism.
- Penn Provenance:
- Potok, Adena (donor) (Potok Collection copy)
- Potok, Chaim (autograph) (Potok Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 350 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- [Revised edition].
- Other Title:
- Technique of the novel with an analysis of one hundred important novels
- Place of Publication:
- New York : The Citadel Press, [1959]
- Contents:
- The good subject
- The internal demand: temperament
- The external demand: markets
- The principles of unity
- The problem of length
- The first step: classificaiton
- Character portrayal fundamentals
- The principles of drama
- Hero and villain stories
- The novel of significance
- Modern innovations
- Viewpoint in fuction
- Viewpoint in fiction (continued).
- Notes:
- Contains appendix "Novels for Study" and "Supplementary list of novels".
- Includes index.
- Local Notes:
- Potok Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Adena Potok.
- Potok Collection copy is "First Paperbound Edition, April 1964".
- Potok Collection copy has autograph "Chaim Potok February 1966 New York".
- Potok Collection copy has underlines and marginal marks.
- OCLC:
- 1618581
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