Why Writing Matters - Why X Matters

Drawing lessons from writers of all ages and writing across genres, a distinguished teacher and writer reveals the enduring importance of writing for our time In this new contribution to Yale University Press's Why X Matters series, a distinguished writer and scholar tackles central questions of the discipline of writing. Drawing on his own experience with such mentors as John Updike, John Gardner, and James Baldwin, and in turn having taught such rising stars as Jesmyn Ward, Delbanco looks in particular at questions of influence and the contradictory, simultaneous impulses toward imitation and originality. Part memoir, part literary history, and part analysis, this unique text will resonate with students, writers, writing teachers, and bibliophiles.

ISBN:	9780300264821
Publisher:	Yale University Press
Imprint:	Yale University Press
Published date:	14 Jun 2022
DEWEY:	808.02
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	296
Weight:	270g
Height:	119mm
Width:	187mm
Spine width:	22mm

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