The Cambridge Companion to Prose (Cambridge Companions to Literature)

"This Companion provides an introduction to the craft of prose. It considers the technical aspects of style that contribute to the art of prose, examining the constituent parts of prose through a widening lens, from the smallest details of punctuation and wording to style more broadly conceived. The book is concerned not only with prose fiction but with creative non-fiction, a growing area of interest for readers and aspiring writers. Written by internationally-renowned critics, novelists and biographers, the essays provide readers and writers with ways of understanding the workings of prose. They are exemplary of good critical practice, pleasurable reading for their own sake, and both informative and inspirational for practising writers. The Cambridge Companion to Prose will serve as a key resource for students of English Literature and of Creative Writing"-- Provided by publisher Suitable for students of English literature and creative writing alike, this book is an introduction to the techniques of good prose writing. Written in an engaging style by eminent scholars, critics, novelists, and biographers, it is a handbook on the art of prose as exemplified by the best writers of fiction and creative non-fiction. Copyright_page Contents Notes on Contributors Introduction PART I Parts of Prose 1 Punctuation 2 Words 3 Sentences 4 Paragraphs 5 Chapters 6 Perspective 7 Style Notes PART II Prose Genres 8 Realist Prose 9 Comic Prose 10 Gothic Prose 11 Science Fiction 12 Travel Writing 13 Nature Writing 14 Life Writing Further Reading Index