| R L Stevenson on Fiction: An Anthology of Literary and Critical Essays Contributor(s): Norquay, Glenda (Author) |
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ISBN: 0748607773 ISBN-13: 9780748607778 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press OUR PRICE: $38.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1999 Annotation: This anthology brings together Robert Louis Stevenson's essays on fiction, which had been scattered throughout editions of his collected works. Essays such as "A Humble Remonstrance," "A Gossip on Romance," "Books which have Influenced Me," "A Chapter on Dreams," and "Popular Authors" reveal Stevenson's fascination with the process of creativity and the imagination, interventions in contemporary debates over realism, exploration of literary hierarchies, theories of narrative desire, and the pleasures and influences he derived from his own reading. This illuminating insight to the thoughts on the craft of writing from one of Scotland's most famous literary figures includes an introduction by Glenda Norquay discussing Stevenson's essay writing. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Essays - Literary Criticism |
| Dewey: 809.3 |
| LCCN: 99488297 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 5.11" W x 7.79" (0.40 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This new Anthology presents a fascinating range of Robert Louis Stevenson's essays on fiction. Better known now for the fiction he wrote himself than for his essays on the subject, this material nevertheless provides an illuminating insight in to the thoughts on the craft of writing from one of Scotland's most famous literary figures. Such writings have hitherto been scattered throughout editions of his collected works; here they are brought together in a new and revealing conjunction. Essays selected include 'A Humble Remonstrance', 'A Gossip on Romance', 'Books which have Influenced Me', 'A Chapter on Dreams' and 'Popular Authors'. They reveal Stevenson's fascination with the process of creativity and the imagination, his interventions in contemporary debates over realism, his exploration of literary hierarchies, his theories of narrative desire, and the pleasures and influences he derived from his own reading. Glenda Norquay introduces this collection with a broad-ranging discussion of Stevenson's essay writing. Each essay is also introduced by a brief preface and the highly specific references within the essays are backed up with explanatory notes, making the Anthology accessible to a wide readership. |