Textual deceptions: false memoirs and literary hoaxes in the contemporary era
Auteur :
Vice, Sue
Éditeur :
Edinburgh University Press
ISBN :
9780748675555
Date de publication :
8 oct. 2014
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
471 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The book explores both why such texts arise, including consideration of writers’ motives as well as pressures from the publishing industry, readers’ tastes and contemporary social issues, and also how such texts are constructed, concluding with an assessment of their literary merit.