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The Founding of Arvon By John Moat
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Title
- The Founding of Arvon
- ISBN
- 9780711225886
- Book Title
- Founding of Arvon
- Publisher
- Reiseart Buchhandlung Gmbh
- Item Length
- 8 in
- Publication Year
- 2006
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Genre
- Language Arts & Disciplines, Education, Biography & Autobiography
- Topic
- Cultural Heritage, General, Composition & Creative Writing, Teaching Methods & Materials / General
- Item Weight
- 9.6 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 128 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Reiseart Buchhandlung Gmbh
ISBN-10
0711225885
ISBN-13
9780711225886
eBay Product ID (ePID)
50949399
Product Key Features
Book Title
Founding of Arvon
Number of Pages
128 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Cultural Heritage, General, Composition & Creative Writing, Teaching Methods & Materials / General
Publication Year
2006
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Language Arts & Disciplines, Education, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
9.6 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
808.042071041
Synopsis
In this lively memoir, John Moat recalls how in 1968 he and John Fairfax created Arvon as a reaction against what they saw as a staid, dogmatic approach to teaching poetry. The infectious energy and idealism of those early days led to the rapid spread of their ideas and the establishment of the courses into a self-sustaining, funded enterprise., The Arvon Foundation is a charity running residential writing courses atentres across England. In an informal, creative atmosphere, novice writersave the opportunity to be mentored by experienced, published authors. Inhis lively memoir, John Moat recalls, how in 1968, he and John Fairfaxreated Arvon as a reaction against what they saw as a staid, dogmaticpproach to teaching poetry. The infectious energy and idealism of thosearly days led to the rapid spread of their ideas and the establishment ofhe courses into a self-sustaining, funded enterprise. Today, the Arvonoundation is one of the country's most famous and prestigious creativeriting organizations, with centres at Lumb Bank in West Yorkshire, Moniackorh in Invernesshire, The Hurst in Shrophire and Totleigh Barton in Devon.he extensive list of authors who have taught at Arvon courses reads like aomprehensive 'who's who' of contemporary British literature and includesuch diverse names as Zadie Smith, Ian McEwan, Andrew Motion, Arnold Wesker,ed Hughes, Ali Smith, Ian Rankin and Will Self. This is an inspiring story
LC Classification Number
PE1404
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