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020 $a9781595341938$q(hardcover)
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050 00 $aPN145$b.T87 2014
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084 $aLAN005000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aTurchi, Peter,$d1960-
245 12 $aA muse and a maze :$bwriting as puzzle, mystery, and magic /$cPeter Turchi.
264 1 $aSan Antonio, Texas :$bTrinity University Press,$c[2014]
300 $a244 pages :$billustrations (some color) ;$c22 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
520 $a"With his characteristic talent for finding connections between writing and the stuff of our lives, Peter Turchi ventures into new and even more surprising territory. In A Muse and a Maze, Turchi draws out the similarities between writing and puzzle-making and its flip-side, puzzle-solving. As he teases out how mystery lies at the heart of all storytelling, he uncovers the magic-the creation of credible illusion-that writers share with the likes of Houdini and master magicians. In Turchi's associative narrative, we learn about the history of puzzles, their obsessive quality, and that Benjamin Franklin was a devotee of an ancient precursor of sudoku called Magic Squares. Applying this rich backdrop to the requirements of writing, Turchi reveals as much about the human psyche as he does about the literary imagination and the creative process"--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a""Turchi explores how every piece of writing is a kind of puzzle, offers tangrams as a model for presenting complex characters; suggests labyrinths as an alternative to the narrative line, and argues that readers and writers, like puzzle solvers, not only tolerate but find pleasure in difficulty"--Provided by publisher"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 $aThe contemplation of recurring patterns -- 1. Directions for attaining knowledge of all dark things -- 2. How, from such wreckage, we evolve the eventual effect -- 3. Seven clever pieces -- 4. The treasure hunter's dilemma -- 5. The line, the pyramid, and the labyrinth -- 6. The pleasures of difficulty -- Sources and solutions.
650 0 $aAuthorship.
650 0 $aPuzzles.
650 0 $aCreation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
650 7 $aLANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES$xComposition & Creative Writing.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aAuthorship.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00822442
650 7 $aCreation (Literary, artistic, etc.)$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00882393
650 7 $aPuzzles.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01084492
655 7 $aPuzzles and games.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01919958
655 7 $aPuzzles and games.$2lcgft
938 $aBrodart$bBROD$n108373649
938 $aBaker and Taylor$bBTCP$nBK0013815241
938 $aYBP Library Services$bYANK$n11146408
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