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Creative writing and the new humanities

Author: Paul Dawson
Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.
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"In this new book, Paul Dawson demonstrates that the discipline of Creative Writing developed as a series of pedagogic responses to the long-standing 'crisis' in Literary Studies. He traces the emergence of Creative Writing alongside the New Criticism in American universities; examines the writing workshop in relation to theories of creativity and literary criticism; and analyses the evolution of Creative Writing  Read more...
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Paul Dawson
ISBN: 0415332206 9780415332200 0415332214 9780415332217 9780203401019 0203401018
OCLC Number: 55220109
Description: 254 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents: Introduction : building a garret in the ivory tower --
1. From imagination to creativity --
2. Disciplinary origins --
3. Workshop poetics --
4. Creative writing in Australia --
5. Negotiating theory --
6. What is a literary intellectual? --
Conclusion : towards a sociological poetics.
Responsibility: Paul Dawson.
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This polemic account provides a fresh perspective on the importance of Creative Writing to the emergence of the 'new humanities' and makes a major contribution to current debates about the role of  Read more...

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<p>' ... an extraordinarily important contribution to the future development of creative writing theory.' - Rukopis: Review of Writing Practice

 
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