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Pullman, Philip, 1946-
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Pullman, Philip, 1946- -- Books and reading.
Storytelling in literature.
Literature -- Appreciation.
Books and reading -- Psychological aspects.
Authors, English -- Books and reading.
Authorship.
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Pullman, Philip, 1946-
Pullman, Philip, 1946- -- Books and reading.
Storytelling in literature.
Literature -- Appreciation.
Books and reading -- Psychological aspects.
Authors, English -- Books and reading.
Authorship.
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Daemon voices : on stories and
storytelling
/ by Philip Pullman, edited by Simon Mason.
by
Pullman, Philip, 1946-
Alfred A. Knopf, 2018.
Call #:
809.933 P982d
Subjects
Pullman, Philip, 1946- -- Books and reading.
Storytelling
in
literature
.
Literature
-- Appreciation.
Books and reading -- Psychological aspects.
Authors, English -- Books and reading.
Authorship.
ISBN:
9780525521174 (hc.)
Edition:
1st American ed.
Description:
xix, 455 p. : col. ill.; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction / by Simon Mason -- Magic carpets : the writer's responsibilities -- The writing of stories : making it up and writing it down -- Heinrich von Kleist: "On the marionette theatre" : grace lost and regained -- Paradise lost : an introduction -- The origin of the universe : the
storytelling
of science and religion : a response to a lecture by Stephen Hawking -- The path through the wood : how stories work -- Dreaming of spires : Oxfords, real and imaginary -- Intention : what do you mean? -- Children's
literature
without borders : stories shouldn't need passports -- Let's write it in red : the practice of writing -- Epics : big stories about big things -- Folk tales of Britain : streams of stories down through the years -- As clear as water : making a new version of the Brothers Grimm -- A bar at the Folies-Berg?e : modernism and
storytelling
-- Poco a poco : the fundamental particles of narrative -- The classical tone : narrative tact and other classical virtues -- Reading in the borderland : reading, books and pictures -- Oliver Twist : an introduction -- Let's pretend : novels, films and the theatre -- The Firework-Maker's Daughter on stage : the story of a story -- Imaginary friends : are stories anti-scientific? -- Maus : behind the masks -- Balloon debate : why fiction is valuable -- The anatomy of melancholy : an introduction to an indispensable book -- Soft Beulah's night : William Blake and vision -- Writing fantasy realistically : fantasy, realism and faith -- The story of The good man Jesus and the scoundrel Christ : a response to puzzled readers -- The cat, the chisel and the grave : do we need a theory of human nature to tell us how to write stories? -- "I must create a system ..." : a moth's-eye view of William Blake -- Talents and virtues : another visit to Miss Goddard's grave -- God and dust : notes for a study day with the Bishop of Oxford -- The Republic of Heaven : God is dead, long live the Republic!
Summary:
The author of the "His Dark Materials" trilogy shares insights into the art of writing while exploring how education, religion, and science, as well as his favorite classics, helped shaped his literary life.
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