false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172080827m/136354.jpg 136354 1 <div><div>The Art Of series is a new series of brief books by contemporary writers on important craft issues. Each book investigates an element of the craft of fiction, creative nonfiction, or poetry by discussing works by authors past and present. The books in the Art Of series are not strictly manuals, but serve readers and writers by illuminating aspects of the craft of writing that people <i>think </i>they already know but don&#8217;t <i>really </i>know.</div><div> </div><div><div>Fiction writer and essayist Charles Baxter&#8217;s <i>The Art of Subtext: Beyond Plot </i>discusses and illustrates the hidden subtextual overtones and undertones in fictional works haunted by the unspoken, the suppressed, and the secreted. Using an array of examples from Melville and Dostoyevsky to contemporary writers Paula Fox, Edward P. Jones, and Lorrie Moore, Baxter explains how fiction writers create those visible and invisible details, how what is displayed evokes what is not displayed.</div></div></div> 131410 24 7 2007 The Art of Subtext: Beyond Plot (Art of...) total:112|5:29|4:43|3:34|2:5|1:1| 112 430 201 35 4 0 false false Wed Oct 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 20:28:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 22:44:41 -0700 2009
Baxter writes with a compelling religious fervor. He says the writer must believe he...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Dec 02 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 26 14:51:23 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 11:16:24 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Mar 05 12:25:36 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 20:13:59 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 12:25:36 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 09:30:51 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 09:34:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jun 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 13:53:51 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 09:19:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Dec 06 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 26 18:28:28 -0800 2009 Fri Apr 17 13:27:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Aug 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 03 07:22:50 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 06 08:28:12 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 20 20:02:41 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 20 20:25:15 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 28 01:42:47 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 11 18:19:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jun 24 04:37:39 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 09:28:35 -0700 2008 The Art of Subtext: Beyond Plot, I found myself a little underwhelmed and lacked the...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 11:11:30 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 11:26:06 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 16 19:16:19 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 17 04:57:44 -0700 2008
"What if wishes and fantasies turn out in some cases to be more powerf...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Feb 09 21:45:29 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 21:48:29 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jul 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 11:19:18 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 16:52:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jun 23 14:39:24 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 14:39:24 -0700 2009
I've read this book three times by now, and get more out of it each time. All fic...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 15 04:09:25 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 04:10:42 -0800 2009
Great book for the writer who wants to delve into the philosophy and possibilities of subtext.]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 24 07:31:17 -0800 2007 Fri Oct 31 11:48:08 -0700 2008 Burning Down the House while in grad school and since then have always kept an eye out for works by Charles Baxter. At times this book moves slowly and I tended to skim through parts; however, overall it ...more...]]> 4 0 true false Mon Jun 30 00:01:31 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 30 00:08:00 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Apr 12 21:02:02 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 12 21:03:26 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jun 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 15:52:01 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 13:52:03 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=136354