In 1958, Ayn Rand, already the world-famous author of such bestselling books as Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead, gave a private series of extemporaneous lectures in her own living room on the art of fiction. Tore Boeckmann and Leonard Peikoff for the first time now bring readers the edited transcript of these exciting personal statements. The Art of Fiction offers invaluable lessons, in which Rand analyzes the four essential elements of fiction: theme, plot, characterization, and style. She demonstrates her ideas by dissecting her best-known works, as well as those of other famous authors,…mehr
In 1958, Ayn Rand, already the world-famous author of such bestselling books as Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead, gave a private series of extemporaneous lectures in her own living room on the art of fiction. Tore Boeckmann and Leonard Peikoff for the first time now bring readers the edited transcript of these exciting personal statements. The Art of Fiction offers invaluable lessons, in which Rand analyzes the four essential elements of fiction: theme, plot, characterization, and style. She demonstrates her ideas by dissecting her best-known works, as well as those of other famous authors, such as Thomas Wolfe, Sinclair Lewis, and Victor Hugo. An historic accomplishment, this compendium will be a unique and fascinating resource for both writers and readers of fiction.
Born February 2, 1905, Ayn Rand published her first novel, We the Living, in 1936. Anthem followed in 1938. It was with the publication of The Fountainhead (1943) and Atlas Shrugged (1957) that she achieved her spectacular success. Rand’s unique philosophy, Objectivism, has gained a worldwide audience. The fundamentals of her philosophy are put forth in three nonfiction books, Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology, The Virtues of Selfishness, and Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal. They are all available in Signet editions, as is the magnificent statement of her artistic credo, The Romantic Manifesto.
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Edited by Tore Boeckmann with an Introduction by Leonard Peikoff Introduction Editor's Preface 1. Writing and the Subconscious 2. Literature as an Art Form 3. Theme and Plot 4. The Plot-Theme 5. The Climax 6. How to Develop a Plot Ability Concretize Your Abstractions Think in Terms of Conflict Tap Your Emotions 7. Characterization 8. Style I: Depictions of Love From Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand From Notre-Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo From Of Time and the River by Thomas Wolfe From Arrowsmith by Sinclair Lewis From Star Money by Kathleen Winsor From By Love Possessed by James Gould Cozzens 9. Style II: Descriptions of Nature and of New York From Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand From Seven Gothic Tales by Isak Dinesen From The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand From Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand From One Lonely Night by Mickey Spillane From The Web and the Rock by Thomas Wolfe Naturalistic Description Analysis of "A Letter on Style" by Sinclair Lewis 10. Particular Issues of Style Narrative versus Dramatization Exposition Flashbacks Transitions Metaphors Descriptions Dialogue Slang Obscenities Foreign Words Journalistic References 11. Special Forms of Literature Humor Fantasy Symbolism Tragedy and the Projection of Negatives Index
Edited by Tore Boeckmann with an Introduction by Leonard Peikoff Introduction Editor's Preface 1. Writing and the Subconscious 2. Literature as an Art Form 3. Theme and Plot 4. The Plot-Theme 5. The Climax 6. How to Develop a Plot Ability Concretize Your Abstractions Think in Terms of Conflict Tap Your Emotions 7. Characterization 8. Style I: Depictions of Love From Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand From Notre-Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo From Of Time and the River by Thomas Wolfe From Arrowsmith by Sinclair Lewis From Star Money by Kathleen Winsor From By Love Possessed by James Gould Cozzens 9. Style II: Descriptions of Nature and of New York From Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand From Seven Gothic Tales by Isak Dinesen From The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand From Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand From One Lonely Night by Mickey Spillane From The Web and the Rock by Thomas Wolfe Naturalistic Description Analysis of "A Letter on Style" by Sinclair Lewis 10. Particular Issues of Style Narrative versus Dramatization Exposition Flashbacks Transitions Metaphors Descriptions Dialogue Slang Obscenities Foreign Words Journalistic References 11. Special Forms of Literature Humor Fantasy Symbolism Tragedy and the Projection of Negatives Index
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