Inspired by the works of Jane Austen, the amusingly tongue-in-cheek Mr Darcy's Guide to Courtship is written from the perspective of Pride and Prejudice's Mr. Darcy and closely based on real Regency advice manuals. It is a hilarious and irreverent picture of the social mores of …
Inspired by the works of Jane Austen, the amusingly tongue-in-cheek Mr Darcy's Guide to Courtship is written from the perspective of Pride and Prejudice's Mr. Darcy and closely based on real Regency advice manuals. It is a hilarious and irreverent picture of the social mores of …
Highlights seventy-five emotions and identifies the body language and cues that authors can use to elicit each in their characters. -- provided by publisher.
Provides advice on how to create a character and establish the character's credibility. Includes answers to writing questions such as "How can I make my characters marketable?"
Provides advice on how to create a character and establish the character's credibility. Includes answers to writing questions such as "How can I make my characters marketable?"
Presents an easy to follow method for creating characters and stories by using simple mathematics and explores such multi dimensional creatures as angels, demons, dragons, and robots.
"This comprehensive lexicon provides definitions of nautical terms, historical entries describing the people and political events that shaped the period, and detailed explanations of the scientific, medical, and biblical references that appear in the novels." --Descripción del e…
Updated to include material from the complete Aubrey-Maturin series, this highly acclaimed lexicon and companion provides in-depth coverage of all the elements of O'Brian's rich and varied prose.
This major new study takes issue both with the traditional critical view that Flaubert's central characters are weak and with the approach adopted by a number of contemporary critics who claim that character is deliberately undermined in the interests of non-representational wri…
This major new study takes issue both with the traditional critical view that Flaubert's central characters are weak and with the approach adopted by a number of contemporary critics who claim that character is deliberately undermined in the interests of non-representational wri…
Introduction -- Methods and results. A user's manual; Agonistic structure differentiated by sex -- Implications. Determinate meanings; Sexual politics; Adaptive function -- Case studies. Jane Austen, by the numbers; Indifferent tragedy in The mayor of Casterbridge -- Conclusion …
