Write Cut Rewrite by Dirk Van Hulle

Write Cut Rewrite by Dirk Van Hulle

Imagine looking over the shoulder of your favourite author and witnessing the moment they begin writing the opening chapter of their best-loved novel. What you might see is that the author has to write, cut and rewrite their words, often many times, in order to find the right form. Unearthing what has been jettisoned, moved or edited can give us valuable insights into the creative process. Editorial decisions are documented in an extraordinary number of literary manuscripts, notebooks and letters preserved in libraries and archives. What would Frankenstein have looked like if Mary and Percy Shelley had not collaborated on the draft? Would we view The Wind in the Willows differently if its title had remained ‘The Mole & the Water Rat’? This highly illustrated book invites you to explore these roads-not-taken and discover ideas which did not make it into renowned novels, poems and plays. With insights into the drafting techniques of writers as varied as Jane Austen, Christina Rossetti, Raymond Chandler, Samuel Beckett, Franz Kafka, John le Carré, Alan Bennett, Barbara Pym, Philip Pullman and Alice Oswald, this is a fascinating unveiling of the mysteries of writing, cutting, rewriting and publishing exceptional creative works.

‘plenty of fun here, with well-illustrated examples from John le Carré, Mary Shelley, Kenneth Grahame (awful handwriting), Franz Kafka and Ludwig Wittgenstein among many others’ -- Philip Hensher * The Spectator *

Dirk Van Hulle is Professor of Bibliography and Modern Book History at the University of Oxford. Mark Nixon is is Professor of Modern Literature and Beckett Studies at the University of Reading.

SKU	Non disponible
ISBN 13	9781851246182
ISBN 10	1851246185
Titre	Write Cut Rewrite
Auteur	Dirk Van Hulle
État	Non disponible
Type de reliure	Hardback
Éditeur	Bodleian Library
Année de publication	2024-02-29
Nombre de pages	200
Note de couverture	La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier.
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