Writing and the Writer

by Frank Smith

Book Overview

Exploring the relationship between the writer and what he/she happens to be writing, this text by one of the foremost scholars in the field of literacy and cognition is a unique and original examination of writing--as a craft and as a cognitive activity. The book is concerned with the physical activity of writing, the way the nervous system recruits the muscles to move the pen or manipulate the typewriter. It considers the necessary disciplines...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805814221
• ISBN13: 9780805814224
• Release Date: August 1994
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.0"