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Writing and Responsibility Hardback - 2004

by Carl Tighe

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In a world where literary scandals often end up in court, the issue of responsibility in writing has never been more important. In this groundbreaking study, Carl Tighe asks the questions every writer needs to consider:

*What is it that writers do? Are they responsible for all the uses to which their writing might be put? Or no more responsible than their readers?
*How are a writer's responsibilities compromised or defined by commercial or political pressures, or by notions of tradition or originality?
*How does a writer's audience affect their responsibilities? Are these the same for writers in all parts of the world, under all political and social systems?

The first part of this book defines responsibility and looks at its relation to ideas such as power, accuracy, kitsch and political correctness. The second part examines how particular writers have dealt with these issues through a series of often-controversial case studies, including American Psycho, Crash and The Tin Drum.

Writing and Responsibility encourages its readers to interrogate the choices they make as writers. A fascinating look at the public consequences of the private act of writing, Carl Tighe's book is a must-read for everyone who writes or studies writing.

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  • Title Writing and Responsibility
  • Author Carl Tighe
  • Binding Hardback
  • Pages 176
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Routledge
  • Publication date 2004-12
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780415345620 / 0415345626
  • Weight 0.74 lbs (0.34 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.74 x 5.66 x 0.77 in (22.20 x 14.38 x 1.96 cm)
  • Category Literature - Classics / Criticism
  • Library of Congress subjects Literature, Modern - 20th century - History, Literature and morals
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2004011715
  • Dewey Decimal Code 801.3

About the author

Carl Tighe teaches Creative Writing at the University of Derby and is a successful writer of both fiction and non-fiction. His first fiction collection Rejoice! & Other Stories was nominated for the David Higham Prize and short-listed for The Irish Times Award; his second collection Pax: Variations won him the City Life Writer of the Year 2000 Award. His first novel Burning Worm, was short-listed for the 2001 Whitbread Award and won the Author's Club Award. His non-fiction includes: The Politics of Literature and Gdansk, which was nominated for the Silver PEN Award. His most recent publication was the novel KssssS: A Tale of Sex, Money and Alien Invasion.

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