Writing and responsibility /
Tighe, Carl, 1950-2020
Writing and responsibility / Carl Tighe. - vi, 165 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-161) and index.
Introduction -- Tradition -- Power -- Accuracy -- Kitsch -- Censorship -- Political correctness -- New kinds of sex : J. G. Ballard, Crash -- Faking a life : Binjamin Wilkomirski, Fragments -- Sex, satire and sadism : Bret Easton Ellis, American psycho -- Between Poland and Germany : Gunter Grass, The tin drum -- African reality : Wole Soyinka, 'the writer in a modern African state' -- Witches of Croatia : Dubravka Ugresic, The culture of lies -- Conclusion. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
"Writing and Responsibility encourages its readers to interrogate the choices they make as writers. A look at the public consequences of the private act of writing, Carl Tighe's book is a must-read for everyone who writes or studies writing."--BOOK JACKET.
0415345626 9780415345620 0415345634 9780415345637
2004011715
Literature and morals
Literature, Modern--History and criticism--20th century
PN49 / .T47 2005
801.3
Writing and responsibility / Carl Tighe. - vi, 165 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-161) and index.
Introduction -- Tradition -- Power -- Accuracy -- Kitsch -- Censorship -- Political correctness -- New kinds of sex : J. G. Ballard, Crash -- Faking a life : Binjamin Wilkomirski, Fragments -- Sex, satire and sadism : Bret Easton Ellis, American psycho -- Between Poland and Germany : Gunter Grass, The tin drum -- African reality : Wole Soyinka, 'the writer in a modern African state' -- Witches of Croatia : Dubravka Ugresic, The culture of lies -- Conclusion. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
"Writing and Responsibility encourages its readers to interrogate the choices they make as writers. A look at the public consequences of the private act of writing, Carl Tighe's book is a must-read for everyone who writes or studies writing."--BOOK JACKET.
0415345626 9780415345620 0415345634 9780415345637
2004011715
Literature and morals
Literature, Modern--History and criticism--20th century
PN49 / .T47 2005
801.3