- Mar 2023
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web.archive.org web.archive.org
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When I looked it up in the OED (the Oxford English Dictionary), I discovered to my surprise that it wasn't even in the main volumes but had been added in the Supplement, because the first known written reference in English ("non-fictional wares") occurred in a library journal in 1903. That is to say, "nonfiction" was evidently a term coined by a librarian trying to decide how to label all the works of narrative prose in her collection that weren't fiction, and rather than call them, say, "fact," had thoughtlessly exiled them into the Slough of Non.
According to the Oxford English dictionary, 'non-fiction' was coined in 1903 in a library journal by a librarian attempting to define the opposite of fiction.
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Why "Verity"?<br /> by Richard Rhodes
Richard Rhodes uses the word verity rather than non-fiction as a means of defining his writing work in a more positive framing rather than defining it as the opposite of fiction (i.e. non-fiction).
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www.greaterbooks.com www.greaterbooks.com
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http://www.greaterbooks.com/verity.html
This is a spectacular looking list of verity works over the last century. So many I've already read or which are already on my ever-growing list.
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- Dec 2022
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www.modernlibrary.com www.modernlibrary.com
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https://www.modernlibrary.com/top-100/100-best-nonfiction/
What a solid looking list of non-fiction books.
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- Feb 2022
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threadreaderapp.com threadreaderapp.com
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- Jan 2018
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highline.huffingtonpost.com highline.huffingtonpost.com
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"new crops, big changes."
He really tend to ridicule the counterargument through the use of derogatory quotation marks.
In my opinion, this is a weak way of destroying the opposite argument.
We could also say that he tries to influence the interpretive lenses of the audience.
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But as Kentaro Toyama
He refers to this guy to increase his credibility.
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"a 1,000-pound gorilla."
Simile
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