Literary Criticism
Lively and comprehensive analysis of E. B. Whites writings for children, addressing the works themselves, their reception by critics, and Whites views on childrens literature. Beginning with a biographical sketch of White, Agosta looks at the places and events of the authors youth and later life---the wilds of Canada and the Edenic simplicity of Maine---that influenced his creation of Arcadian worlds in his fiction. Agosta also discusses some of Whites theoretical positions as expressed in the essays A Boy I Knew (1940) and Childrens Books (1938), in which White took inventory of a few central concerns that would find their way into his three novels. Agostas portrait of the author and his literary domain is essential reading for student and scholar alike, or for anyone interested in the background of this writer who has so influenced childrens literature.PIM31-MAY-1801
1st edition; pristine dust jacket in protective cover. Fine/Fine
Writers of memoir and narrative nonfiction are experiencing difficult days with the discovery that some well-known works in the genre contain exaggerations--or are partially fabricated. But what are the parameters of creative nonfiction? Keep It Real begins by defining creative nonfiction. Then it explores the flexibility of the form--the liberties and the boundaries that allow writers to be as truthful, factual, and artful as possible. A succinct but rich compendium of ideas, terms, and techniques, Keep It Real clarifies the ins and outs of writing creative nonfiction. Starting with acknowledgment of sources, running through fact-checking, metaphor, and navel gazing, and responsibilities to their subjects, this book provides all the information you need to write with verve while remaining true to your story.
San Francisco: The Colt Press, 1941. 1/1500 limited edition. Dust jacket protected; edges worn, chipped, creased; front cover of dust jacket detached; black cloth spine over decorated paper boards with paper title label on spine; spine edges faded; cover edges worn; binding tight; text clean. G/G-
San Francisco: The Colt Press, 1941. Limited to 100 copies signed, this one not numbered, but signed by Wilson. Green cloth spine with paper label, tan patterned paper boards; binding tight; former owner's name on front pastedown; text clean. VG
1st edition. Inscribed to collector Henry Tatnall Brown, Jr., in 1940. Dust jacket protected; light wear to edges; green cloth; former owner's bookplate affixed to front pastedown; inscription on ffep; binding tight; text clean. Housed in beautiful custom-made box with black leather spine over black cloth, gilt decoration and lettering; ribbon pull. VG/VG