Authors on Writing: Metaphors and Intellectual Labor.140394895X Authors on writing; metaphors and intellectual labor. Tomlinson, Barbara. Palgrave Macmillan 2005 233 pages $65.00 Hardcover PN145 Drawing upon some 3,000 published interviews with contemporary authors, Tomlinson (literature, U. of California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). , San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. ) identifies various ways of conceiving Conceiving may refer to:
adj. 1. Covering a wide field of subjects; rambling. 2. Proceeding to a conclusion through reason rather than intuition. and cultural practices that shape writing as both an individual activity and a collective practice. Tomlinson critically investigates the metaphors that writers draw on in discussing their writing and explores how mechanisms of publicity and promotion produce the genre of author interviews. ([c] 2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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