It was the discovery that it was possible in non-fiction, in journalism, to use any literary device, from the traditional dialogisms of the essay to stream-of-consciousness, and to use many different kinds simultaneously, or within a relatively short distance … to excite the reader both ...
It is hard to say that any of these interests went deeper than another, apart from novel writing, but none exceeded his attachment to periodical journalism, for which his fascination never waned. The major purpose of this chapter will be to explore, and to explain, Dickens's engagement with...
evaluation by the author-narrator (for example, P. N. Rebrin’sPages From Tiukalinsk).Such sketches are usually considered a genre of journalism. Some scholars regard only documentary sketches as true examples of the sketch, the specific criterion of which is, according to them, a documentary...
essay on the rivermen of Edgewater, New Jersey-- And nine more fascinating pieces of the nation's best new writing In the last decade this unique form of writing has grown exuberantly -- and now, in Literary Journalism, we celebrate fifteen of our most dazzling writers as they work with ...
You might feel suspense while watching your favorite sports team in an important game; you might experience the literary equivalent while reading a war novel as you wonder about the fate of the main character, or an investigative journalism piece as the author recounts her horrific discovery. In...
I am new to creative writing (although I have been involved in journalism in the past) so I think I write narrative in ‘over-poetic’ language. I might find this visually stunning in a self-satisfied way but it will bore the pants off the reader so I end up scrapping it. But then...
The prototypes of the present journal of literary theory and criticism thus initiated Western European and world journalism. Among these prototypes were the summarizing bulletins of the French physician T. Renaudot (1630’s and 1640’s) and the French Journal des savants (founded in 1665) and ...
I Used to Be Charming: The Rest of Eve Babitzby Eve Babitz (Oct. 1, trade paper, $17.95, ISBN 978-1-68137-379-9). Serving as a reminder that Babitz, in her heyday, was known more for her journalism than her fiction, this book brings together articles on Nicolas...
Matt has degrees in Journalism and Business and has taught a variety of courses at high schools and universities around the world. As students develop reading and writing skills, it's important to equip them with the ability to recognize and utilize literary devices. In this lesson, activities ...
Literary journalism as it is now was decades in the making, and it is very much intertwined with the New Journalism movement of the late 20th century. Arthur Krystal speaks to the critical role that essayist William Hazlitt played in refining the genre: "A hundred and fifty years before the...