Creative nonfiction : a genre of human experience.

dc.contributor.author	Mangra, Seeta Lee.
dc.date.accessioned	2012-05-29T20:35:37Z
dc.date.available	2012-05-29T20:35:37Z
dc.date.created	2002	en_US
dc.date.issued	2012-05-29
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1145
dc.description	iv, 61 leaves	en_US
dc.description.abstract	This thesis is an examination of the genre of creative nonfiction. This collection is designed to provide an introductory experience for new readers of creative nonfiction. The introductory essay attempts to define the genre and its aims. Also discussed in this essay are issues for the author of creative nonfiction to consider such as managing facts and the lack thereof, grasping meaning and significance, accepting responsibility as a writer, welcoming various perspectives, setting joumalism and creative nonfiction apart from each other, encouraging acceptance, and promoting empowerment. The three pieces that follow are original examples of creative nonfiction explaining gambling through personal essay, the rise of nerd culture through expository prose, and father-daughter relationships in a travel narrative.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	Creative writing.	en_US
dc.title	Creative nonfiction : a genre of human experience.	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US
dc.college	las	en_US
dc.advisor	Philip Heldrich	en_US
dc.department	english, modern languages and literatures	en_US