{"product_id":"the-art-of-fiction-a-guide-for-writers-and-readers-9780452281547","title":"The Art of Fiction A Guide For Writers And","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1958, \u003cb\u003eAyn Rand\u003c\/b\u003e, already the world-famous author of such bestselling books as \u003cb\u003eAtlas Shrugged\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eThe Fountainhead\u003c\/b\u003e, gave a private series of extemporaneous lectures in her own living room on the art of fiction. \u003cb\u003eTore Boeckmann\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eLeonard Peikoff\u003c\/b\u003e for the first time now bring readers the edited transcript of these exciting personal statements. \u003cb\u003eThe Art of Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003cb\u003eThomas Wolfe, Sinclair Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eVictor Hugo\u003c\/b\u003e. An historic accomplishment, this compendium will be a unique and fascinating resource for both writers and readers of fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdited by Tore Boeckmann with an Introduction by Leonard Peikoff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eEditor's Preface\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Writing and the Subconscious\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Literature as an Art Form\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Theme and Plot\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. The Plot-Theme\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. The Climax\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. How to Develop a Plot Ability\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConcretize Your Abstractions\u003cbr\u003eThink in Terms of Conflict\u003cbr\u003eTap Your Emotions\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. Characterization\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. Style I: Depictions of Love \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eAtlas Shrugged\u003c\/i\u003e by Ayn Rand\u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eNotre-Dame de Paris\u003c\/i\u003e by Victor Hugo\u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eOf Time and the River\u003c\/i\u003e by Thomas Wolfe\u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eArrowsmith\u003c\/i\u003e by Sinclair Lewis\u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eStar Money\u003c\/i\u003e by Kathleen Winsor\u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eBy Love Possessed\u003c\/i\u003e by James Gould Cozzens\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9. Style II: Descriptions of Nature and of New York \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eAtlas Shrugged\u003c\/i\u003e by Ayn Rand\u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eSeven Gothic Tales\u003c\/i\u003e by Isak Dinesen\u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eThe Fountainhead\u003c\/i\u003e by Ayn Rand\u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eAtlas Shrugged\u003c\/i\u003e by Ayn Rand\u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eOne Lonely Night\u003c\/i\u003e by Mickey Spillane\u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eThe Web and the Rock\u003c\/i\u003e by Thomas Wolfe\u003cbr\u003eNaturalistic Description\u003cbr\u003eAnalysis of \"A Letter on Style\" by Sinclair Lewis\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10. Particular Issues of Style \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNarrative versus Dramatization\u003cbr\u003eExposition\u003cbr\u003eFlashbacks\u003cbr\u003eTransitions\u003cbr\u003eMetaphors\u003cbr\u003eDescriptions\u003cbr\u003eDialogue\u003cbr\u003eSlang\u003cbr\u003eObscenities\u003cbr\u003eForeign Words\u003cbr\u003eJournalistic References\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11. Special Forms of Literature \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHumor\u003cbr\u003eFantasy\u003cbr\u003eSymbolism\u003cbr\u003eTragedy and the Projection of Negatives\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018242720087,"sku":"9780452281547","price":22.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780452281547.jpg?v=1750776140","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-art-of-fiction-a-guide-for-writers-and-readers-9780452281547","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}