a guide to writing history and other serious nonfiction Pyne, Stephen J. 1949- creator text bibliography mau Cambridge, Mass Harvard University Press 2009 monographic eng

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x, 314 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Voice and Vision is for those who wish to understand the ways in which literary considerations can enhance nonfiction writing. At issue is not whether writing is scholarly or popular, narrative or analytical, but whether it is good. --from publisher description In the beginning, words -- Art and craft -- Rules of engagement -- Nonfiction as writing -- Voice-- -- --and vision -- Designing -- Plotting -- Transitioning -- Dramatizing -- Editing I -- Prose -- Character -- Setting -- Point of view -- Showing and telling -- Editing II -- Figures of speech -- Technical information -- Questions of scale -- Theory and practice -- Writing lives. Stephen J. Pyne. Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-308) and index. Authorship English language Rhetoric English language Style Historiography PN145 .P96 2009 808.02 PYV 9780674033306 (alk. paper) 0674033302 2008043403 DLC 081017 20161229185558.0 15487938