A Self Made of Words: Crafting a Distinctive Persona in Nonfiction Writing

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A Self Made of Words Carl H. Klaus University of Iowa Press Iowa City A Self Made of Words Crafting a Distinctive Persona in Nonfiction Writing University of Iowa Press, Iowa City 52242 Copyright © 2013 by Carl H. Klaus www.uiowapress.org Printed in the United States of America Design by Richard Hendel No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher. All reasonable steps have been taken to contact copyright holders of material used in this book. The publisher would be pleased to make suitable arrangements with any whom it has not been possible to reach. The University of Iowa Press is a member of Green Press Initiative and is committed to preserving natural resources. Printed on acid-­ free paper Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Klaus, Carl H. A self made of words: crafting a distinctive persona in nonfiction writing / by Carl H. Klaus. pages cm Includes bibliographical references. ISBN-13: 978-1-60938-194-3, 1-60938-194-7 (pbk.) ISBN-13: 978-1-60938-214-8, 1-60938-214-5 (ebook) 1. Persona (Literature) 2. Essay—Authorship—Problems, exercises, etc. 3. Self in literature. I. Title. PN218.K56 2013 808.02—dc23 2013007552 To Robert Scholes With gratitude for teaching me the value of a little book and showing me how to write one Never to be yourself, and yet always; that is the problem. —Virginia Woolf, “The Modern Essay” ...