The commonplace book : a writer's journey through quotations / / Elizabeth Smither

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910463166503321
• Autore: Smither Elizabeth <1941->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Auckland, N.Z. : , : Auckland University Press, , 2011
• ISBN: 1-77558-636-7; 1-86940-748-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (200 p.)
• Disciplina: NZ823.2
• Soggetti: Quotations, English; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Dedication; Preface; I: The commonplace book of the three fish; II: The Parisian commonplace book; III: The Virginia commonplace book; Acknowledgments; Copyright
• Sommario/riassunto: A repository for a personal collection of quotations, scraps, pensées, and poems, this compilation offers keen insight into the influences and inspirations of a writer, namely Elizabeth Smither. There are no platitudes or sententious maxims here; instead, these sometimes pensive sometimes screamingly funny quotations range from Queer Eye for the Straight Guy to Elizabeth Bennet, from Charles Simic to Montaigne, and from Monty Python to Henry James. Witty and intriguing, this record also demonstrates the results of the creative process by