From Paragraphs to Plots: Architecture of the Novel

by Matthew Clark

The novel has often been characterized as the art form without a form. Although there may not be any rules for how to write a novel, as Matthew Clark shows in his new work of practical analysis, a good novel is as carefully formed as a good poem.

From Paragraphs to Plots uncovers large compositional features of narrative construction, thereby excavating elements that constitute the architecture of the novel. Clark begins by discussing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807182516
• ISBN13: 9780807182512
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"