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: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807183326
• ISBN13: 9780807183328
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 232 Pages