Further Details

Title: Write Cut Rewrite
Condition: New
Subtitle: The Cutting Room Floor of Modern Literature
ISBN-10: 1851246185
EAN: 9781851246182
ISBN: 9781851246182
Publisher: Bodleian Library
Format: Hardback
Type: Hardback
Release Date: 29/02/2024
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Item Height: 259mm
Item Length: 237mm
Author: Dirk Van Hulle, Mark Nixon
Genre: Literary Criticism
Topic: History
Release Year: 2024
Description: 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.

Missing Information?

Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.