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Norman Maclean's "A River Runs through It": The Search for Beauty is the first book-length study of Norman Maclean or any of his works. Since the publication of "A River Runs through It" in 1976, readers and critics have considered it to be one of the most carefully crafted stories in American literature, in terms of both its structure and its style. The beauty of the story came with much hard work. This study traces Maclean's revisions through four handwritten drafts and three typescripts, quoting extensively from previously unpublished material. The analysis of Maclean's composition process lays the foundation for original and detailed discussions of other aspects of Maclean's craft, such as his approach to genre and style. The study publishes for the first time the complete text of the notes that Maclean wrote after the first draft of "A River Runs through It."
Contents
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Note on Diplomatic Transcriptions, Citations from Maclean Papers, and Bibliographic Terms Foreword Jean Maclean Snyder Preface Chapter 1: Maclean's Improbable Writing Career Chapter 2: Evolution of the Beginning The First Draft (MS1) The Second Draft (MS2) The Third Draft (MS3) and the Fourth Draft (MS4) Revisions on the Typescripts Conclusion Chapter 3: No Clear Line between Fiction and Nonfiction Shifting Time Metanarration Real People and Characters Paul's Death Conclusion Chapter 4: Variations of Time Clock Time Calendar Time Historical Time Life Span Diurnal Time Biblical Time Geological Time Eternity All Things Merge into One Conclusion Chapter 5: The Problem of Genre Genre and Emotions Romance and Nostalgia: Norman and Paul's Childhood Ceremonial Rhetoric: The Montana Club Paul and the Beautiful: The First Fishing Trip A Little Tragedy: Paul in Jail Comedy: Neal at Black Jack's Bar Mock-Tragedy: The Second Fishing Trip Comedy: The Third Fishing Trip Romance and the Sublime: The Last Fishing Trip Tragedy: The Aftermath of Paul's Death Resolution: The Lyric and the Beautiful Conclusion Chapter 6: Style and Hidden Art Reverend Maclean's Commonplace Book Storytelling around the Campfire A Personal Poetic Language Rhythm in Maclean's Prose Sound in Maclean's Prose Conclusion Chapter 7: The Evolution of the End Notes Version A "Crude Version" MS2B Fair Copy Revisions on Typescript Pages Print Versions Afterword Works Cited Appendix 1: Notes on Revising "Fly Fishing" (MS1) Appendix 2: Typescripts, Fonts, and Typists Fonts and Typists Rejected Type
