David O Dowling (162 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fair. 1. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Hardback. Condition: Good. A vibrant history of the renowned and often controversial Iowa Writers? Workshop and its celebrated alumni and faculty   As the world?s preeminent creative writing program, the Iowa Writers? Workshop has produced an astonishing number of distinguished writers and poets since its establishment in 1936. Its alumni and faculty include twenty-eight Pulitzer Prize winners, six U.S. poet laureates, and numerous National Book Award winners. This volume follows the program from its rise to prominence in the early 1940s under director Paul Engle, who promoted the ?workshop? method of classroom peer criticism.   Meant to simulate the rigors of editorial and critical scrutiny in the publishing industry, this educational style created an environment of both competition and community, cooperation and rivalry. Focusing on some of the exceptional authors who have participated in the program?such as Flannery O?Connor, Dylan Thomas, Kurt Vonnegut, Jane Smiley, Sandra Cisneros, T. C. Boyle, and Marilynne Robinson?David Dowling examines how the Iowa Writers? Workshop has shaped professional authorship, publishing industries, and the course of American literature.…

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Condition: very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships USPS Media Mail.…

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Hardback. Condition: Good. A vibrant history of the renowned and often controversial Iowa Writers? Workshop and its celebrated alumni and faculty   As the world?s preeminent creative writing program, the Iowa Writers? Workshop has produced an astonishing number of distinguished writers and poets since its establishment in 1936. Its alumni and faculty include twenty-eight Pulitzer Prize winners, six U.S. poet laureates, and numerous National Book Award winners. This volume follows the program from its rise to prominence in the early 1940s under director Paul Engle, who promoted the ?workshop? method of classroom peer criticism.   Meant to simulate the rigors of editorial and critical scrutiny in the publishing industry, this educational style created an environment of both competition and community, cooperation and rivalry. Focusing on some of the exceptional authors who have participated in the program?such as Flannery O?Connor, Dylan Thomas, Kurt Vonnegut, Jane Smiley, Sandra Cisneros, T. C. Boyle, and Marilynne Robinson?David Dowling examines how the Iowa Writers? Workshop has shaped professional authorship, publishing industries, and the course of American literature.…

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Standard-sized.

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Paperback. Condition: VG. Light cover wear. Text free of highlighting and writing. "As many readers know, Moby-Dick was inspired by the shipwreck of the whaling ship Essex in 1820. As David O. Dowling discusses in Surviving the Essex, the wreck of the Essex was an early example of prurient tabloid scandal, capturing the imagination of readers eager, then as now, for stories of heroism and villainy in the face of moral dilemmas."-The Washington Post 240 pages. Essex (Whaleship), Shipwrecks--Pacific Ocean, Shipwreck survival--Pacific Ocean.…

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. POD (22 May 2015). Trade-sized. Includes "The Softly Silken Wallet" by David Wright O'Brien; "A Guest of Ganymede" by C. C. MacApp; "The House in the Valley" by August Derleth; "Father's Vampire" by Len J. Moffatt; "The Other Wing" by Algernon Blackwood; "The Living Eyes" by Justin Dowling; "Something in the Wind" by Gregory Luce; "Hand of Death" by Marjorie Murch Stanley; "Pattern in the Dust" by Ivar Jorgensen; "Astra" by Arthur J. Burks; "Emissary" by Charles E. Fritch; "Midgets and Mighty Men" by Lee Francis. Minor wear. Book.…

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 8vo ; 198 pages.

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 1st printing. Crisp and unmarked. Glossy pictorial boards. 332pp. -- Dowling's history of the professional and personal relationships between Emerson and his protégés - a remarkable collaboration that alternately proved fruitful and destructive, tension-filled and liberating - is a fascinating true story of altruism, ego, influence, pettiness, genius, and the bold attempt to reshape the literary market of the mid-nineteenth century. Size: 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine book and jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: New. New tightly bound case wrapped hardcover. 8vo. (6.13 x 1 x 9.25 inches) Clean text free of marks or underlining. B&W photos and illustrations. Includes a bibliography and an index. 352 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. In the late 1830s, Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist, poet, lecturer, and leader of the Transcendentalist movement, publicly called for a radical nationwide vocational reinvention, and an idealistic group of collegians eagerly responded. Assuming the role of mentor, editor, and promoter, Emerson freely offered them his time, financial support, and anti-materialistic counsel, and profoundly shaped the careers of his young acolytes?including Henry David Thoreau, renowned journalist and women's rights advocate Margaret Fuller, and lesser-known literary figures such as Samuel Ward and reckless romantic poets Jones Very, Ellery Channing, and Charles Newcomb. Author David Dowling's history of the professional and personal relationships between Emerson and his protégés?a remarkable collaboration that alternately proved fruitful and destructive, tension-filled and liberating?is a fascinating true story of altruism, ego, influence, pettiness, genius, and the bold attempt to reshape the literary market of the mid-nineteenth century.…

hardcover. Condition: Used-Very Good. Illustrated. Cloth, no dj. Some shelfwear. Originally published at $55.00.