Description:
"Creativity in Language and Literature is a provocative and valuable book. Its breadth of topics, variety of approaches, and self-consciously creative and dialogic nature are especially appropriate and creative ways of approaching the subject of creativity. The scope, variety and original content of this book make it a unique contribution to the field" - Professor David L. Hoover, New York University, USA
This unique resource brings together contributions from creative practitioners and academic researchers working across different disciplines. Researchers, literary authors, editors, performers and film makers reflect on their work and collectively explore the art of creativity in language and literature. Creativity in Language and Literature covers a range of texts, genres and practices, such as poetry, hip hop, film, story telling, web chat and pen-friend correspondence. Each part of the book begins with an introduction and the final part includes critical responses to the idea of linguistic creativity, encouraging ongoing dialogue and debate. This richly diverse collection is an ideal text for students and practitioners working at all levels. With contributions by Patience Agbabi, Daniel Allington, R. Amritavalli, Richard D. Brown, Lynne Cameron, Ronald Carter, Guy Cook, Jon Cook, Ruth Finnegan, Angela Goddard, Ben Haggarty, Graeme Harper, G. D. Jayalakshmi, Angel Lin, Janet Maybin, Rukmini Bhaya Nair, Kate Pahl, Mario Petrucci, Rob Pope, Elena Semino, Fiona Sampson, Jane Spiro, Peter Stockwell, Joan Swann, S. Upendran and Michelene Wandor.Brief description: JOAN SWANN is Senior Lecturer and Director of the Centre for Language and Communication at The Open University, UK.
Review Quotes: "The authors are right, I think, in saying that there is really no competition for this book. The broad scope; the widely varied modes, genres, approaches; the use of original rather than republished work; and the emphasis on a critical dialogue between often contrasting and sometimes almost antithetical approaches all make this a very fresh approach.
I'm especially pleased to see some emphasis on esthetics and literary value, an area that has, for too long, at least in the US, been ignored, or, rather, avoided. This is a timely focus for the US market, in which I believe there is a strong resurgence of interest in the category of the esthetic and in questions of literary value after a long spell of reading and studying texts because of their cultural interest rather than their esthetic qualities
The combination of practical, every day, applied approaches and more theoretical ones is an excellent feature, one that I think will be especially effective in fostering the very attract