Painted Paragraphs

Inspired Description For Writers And Readers

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Writing & Publishing, Authorship, Fiction & Literature, Anthologies
Cover of the book Painted Paragraphs by Donald Newlove, Henry Holt and Co.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Donald Newlove ISBN: 9781466882324
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Publication: September 30, 2014
Imprint: Henry Holt and Co. Language: English
Author: Donald Newlove
ISBN: 9781466882324
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Publication: September 30, 2014
Imprint: Henry Holt and Co.
Language: English

"Great description shakes us. It fills our lungs with the life of its author." Painted Paragraphs, the second in a series of inspirational guides for writers and readers, is author Donald Newlove's witty, insightful, and very personal selection of the best descriptive passages in literature. Beginning with Ernest Hemingway's dinner of oysters and wine in A Moveable Feast, Newlove moves on to give us the contents of Mildred's cupboard in Terry McMillan's Mama, Robert Stone's description of a rat-infested tug dump in Outerbridge Reach, Richard Selzer's brilliant anatomy lesson in his memoir Down from Troy, and John Edgar Wideman's mood painting of a tree by his mother's house in the black section of Pittsburgh in "All Stories Are True." Also included are selections from Tolstoy, Proust, Shakespeare, Anais Nin, lots and lots of gorgeous Whitman, and dozens more. This idiosyncratic collection not only celebrates great authors, it explains how they use strokes of moral force and courage to paint the landscapes of their work.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

"Great description shakes us. It fills our lungs with the life of its author." Painted Paragraphs, the second in a series of inspirational guides for writers and readers, is author Donald Newlove's witty, insightful, and very personal selection of the best descriptive passages in literature. Beginning with Ernest Hemingway's dinner of oysters and wine in A Moveable Feast, Newlove moves on to give us the contents of Mildred's cupboard in Terry McMillan's Mama, Robert Stone's description of a rat-infested tug dump in Outerbridge Reach, Richard Selzer's brilliant anatomy lesson in his memoir Down from Troy, and John Edgar Wideman's mood painting of a tree by his mother's house in the black section of Pittsburgh in "All Stories Are True." Also included are selections from Tolstoy, Proust, Shakespeare, Anais Nin, lots and lots of gorgeous Whitman, and dozens more. This idiosyncratic collection not only celebrates great authors, it explains how they use strokes of moral force and courage to paint the landscapes of their work.

More books from Henry Holt and Co.

Cover of the book I Thought My Father Was God by Donald Newlove
Cover of the book The Magician and the Cardsharp by Donald Newlove
Cover of the book Chester Alan Arthur by Donald Newlove
Cover of the book Dreams from Many Rivers by Donald Newlove
Cover of the book Rutherford B. Hayes by Donald Newlove
Cover of the book If at Birth You Don't Succeed by Donald Newlove
Cover of the book Escape by Night by Donald Newlove
Cover of the book Trespassing by Donald Newlove
Cover of the book The Great Reformer by Donald Newlove
Cover of the book What's Your Favorite Animal? by Donald Newlove
Cover of the book King Flashypants and the Evil Emperor by Donald Newlove
Cover of the book By the Time You Read This by Donald Newlove
Cover of the book For What It's Worth by Donald Newlove
Cover of the book A Doctor's Guide to Herbs and Supplements by Donald Newlove
Cover of the book Timbuktu by Donald Newlove
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy