Metawritings : toward a theory of nonfiction / edited by Jill Talbot.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Talbot, Jill Lynn.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Creative nonfiction--Authorship.

Creative nonfiction.

Authorship--Literary collections.

Authorship.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Metawriting-the writing about writing or writing that calls attention to itself as writing-has been around since Don Quixote and Tristram Shandy, but Jill Talbot makes that case that now more than ever the act of metawriting is performed on a daily basis by anyone with a Facebook profile, a Twitter account, or a webpage. Metawritings: Toward a Theory of Nonfiction is the first collection to combine metawriting in both fiction and nonfiction. In this daring volume, metawriting refers to writing about writing, veracity in writing, the

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Pam Houston - Prologue: Corn Maze; Jill Talbot - Meta-Introduction; Ryan Van Meter - I Was There; Interview with Ryan Van Meter; Cathy Day - Genesis; or the Day Adam Killed the Snakes; Interview with Cathy Day; Anonymous - The Facts of the Matter; Interview with Anonymous; Sarah Blackman - The Girl Is a Fiction; Interview with Sarah Blackman; David Lazar - On Dating; Interview with David Lazar; Brenda Miller - The Dog at the Edge of the World; Interview with Brenda Miller; Ander Monson - Facing the Monolith; Interview with Ander Monson

Robin Hemley - The Pickpocket ProjectInterview with Robin Hemley; Lena Dunham - Excerpts from Creative Nonfiction; Interview with Lena Dunham; Bernard Cooper - Winner Take Nothing; Interview with Bernard Cooper; Brian Oliu - Adventure Island; Interview with Brian Oliu; Kristen Iversen - How to Be Tough in Creative Nonfiction; Interview with Kristen Iversen; Contributors; Permissions; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781609381059

160938105X

OCLC:

785811725