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What is a Masterpiece? is a 1979 non-fiction book by British historian Kenneth Clark. It is a transcribed version of the Walter Neurath memorial lectures given by Clark. The work, initially released on 1 January 1979, received a Thames & Hudson republication on 1 May 1992.
- Kenneth McKenzie Clark
- 1979
- LINGUISTIC POIGNANCY — THE APOGEE OF LITERARY ELEMENTS. Poets know that every single word is an opportunity to increase a poem’s vibrancy. We have much less linguistic leeway than prose writers because poems consist of so few words on each page.
- ILLUMINATING IMAGERY — THE SENSATION OF WORDS. Imagery is the foundation of imagination. Books without it or that use it sparingly are lifeless, like fluorescent light glowing on linoleum by the Sprite cooler in a gas station after midnight.
- PHILOSOPHICAL INQUIRY — THE DEPTH OF WORDS. Most readers can jab at a novel’s theme — usually something about life, love, and death. Most readers can also confidently point at a non-fiction book’s subject — This book’s about seeing ourselves as consumers and stuff like that, and now I really think I should clean out the garage and use those things I bought, you know?
- SONIC POWER — HOW WORDS SOUND. Sonic power deserves its own ode, though it’s technically one component of the linguistic poignancy literary element. Language is musical even when read mutely on the page, and poetic writing sings in the mind.
Apr 6, 2021 · Think instead about the ambitious works of nonfiction narrative that are as complex, haunting and revealing as the best modern fiction you’ve read – or better. Here’s my short, randomly-ordered, admittedly off-the-top of my head list.
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If you’re submitting your nonfiction manuscript to publishers, you want to make sure your masterpiece gets the attention it deserves—which is why being able to write a great summary, or synopsis, is so important. Nonfiction editors spend a lot of time reading and reviewing manuscript submissions and their accompanying summaries.
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Mar 19, 2021 · Vincent van Gogh’s Green Wheat, 1889. When the word ‘ chef-d’œuvre ’ – (‘masterpiece) – first appeared in French medieval documents, it referred to the work created by a craftsman to mark the end of his apprenticeship. This was a form of examination, during which the apprentice would demonstrate his skills, his savoir-faire.
