Creative Criticism: An Anthology and Guide by Stephen Benson (English) Paperback

Description: Creative Criticism by Stephen Benson, Clare Connors A guide to the creative possibilities of critical writing, with sample texts from writer/critics, including Anne Carson, Jacques Derrida, Geoff Dyer, Helene Cixous, Ali Smith and John Cage. Designed for students, teachers and critics of literature and creative writing, and especially students who are required to write critical essays. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Including pieces by creative critics as varied as Anne Carson, Jacques Derrida, Geoff Dyer, Helene Cixous, Ali Smith, and John Cage, this anthology and guide celebrates the formal and intellectual inventiveness of works which also demonstrate a deep fidelity to the writing or art they address. The Anthology is of interest to all students, teachers and critics of literature and creative writing, and especially those students who are required to write critical essays. All 14 texts included respond innovatively to the question: How do we write criticism? As examples of academic critical writing they are all sympathetic to works whose aim is to change the ways in which we see and describe our world.Key FeaturesUnique as an anthology of and guide to creative critical writingDemonstrates a range of ways to write critically and creatively Extensive introduction & explanatory headnotes to each textContents Roland Barthes, from A Lovers Discourse: Fragments; John Cage, from Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?; Anne Carson, Every Exit is an Entrance (A Praise of Sleep); Helene Cixous, Without end, no, State of drawingness, no, rather: The Executioners taking off; Jacques Derrida Aphorism Countertime; Geoff Dyer, from Out of Sheer Rage: In the Shadow of D.H. Lawrence; Benjamin Friedlander, Gertrude Stein: A Retrospective Criticism; Peter Gizzi, Correspondences of the Book; Kevin Kopelson, Music Lessons; Denise Riley, Lyric Selves; Eve Sedgwick, Jane Austen and the Masturbating Girl; Ali Smith, Green; John Wilkinson, Imperfect Pitch; Sarah Wood, Anew Again.Stephen Benson and Clare Connors teach in the School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia. Stephen Benson is the author of Cycles of Influence: Fiction, Folktale, Theory (2002) and Literary Music: Writing Music in Contemporary Fiction (2006), and the editor of Contemporary Fiction and the Fairy Tale (2008). Clare Connors is the author of Force from Nietzsche to Derrida and Literary Theory: A Beginners Guide (2010). Back Cover A guide to the creative possibilities of critical writing, with sample texts from a range of writers and critics Including pieces by creative critics as varied as Anne Carson, Jacques Derrida, Geoff Dyer, H Flap A guide to the creative possibilities of critical writing, with sample texts from a range of writers and criticsIncluding pieces by creative critics as varied as Anne Carson, Jacques Derrida, Geoff Dyer, H Author Biography Stephen Benson is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Literature and Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia. Clare Connors is a Lecturer in the School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia. Table of Contents Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Suggested Further Reading; A Note on the Texts; 1. Roland Barthes, from A Lovers Discourse: Fragments; 2. John Cage, from Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?; 3. Anne Carson, Every Exit is an Entrance (A Praise of Sleep); 4. H Review Inspiring reading for anyone frustrated by the institutional and social barriers between the values of literature and those of academia.-- "Forum for Modern Language Studies (2015) 51 (2): 231" Long Description Including pieces by creative critics as varied as Anne Carson, Jacques Derrida, Geoff Dyer, Hlne Cixous, Ali Smith, and John Cage, this anthology and guide celebrates the formal and intellectual inventiveness of works which also demonstrate a deep fidelity to the writing or art they address. The Anthology is of interest to all students, teachers and critics of literature and creative writing, and especially those students who are required to write critical essays. All 14 texts included respond innovatively to the question: How do we write criticism? As examples of academic critical writing they are all sympathetic to works whose aim is to change the ways in which we see and describe our world. Key Features * Review Quote Inspiring reading for anyone frustrated by the institutional and social barriers between the values of literature and those of academia. -- Forum for Modern Language Studies (2015) 51 (2): 231 Promotional "Headline" A guide to the creative possibilities of critical writing, with sample texts from a range of writer/critics Description for Reader A guide to the creative possibilities of critical writing, with sample texts from a range of writer/critics Including pieces by creative critics as varied as Anne Carson, Jacques Derrida, Geoff Dyer, H Feature Unique as an anthology of and guide to creative critical writing Demonstrates a range of ways to write critically and creatively Extensive introduction & explanatory headnotes to each text Description for Sales People Including pieces by creative critics as varied as Anne Carson, Jacques Derrida, Geoff Dyer, H Description for Teachers/Educators Creative Writing; Critical Theory; Literary Theory; Cultural Studies; Details ISBN0748674330 Author Clare Connors Year 2014 ISBN-10 0748674330 ISBN-13 9780748674336 Media Book Publisher Edinburgh University Press Imprint Edinburgh University Press Subtitle An Anthology and Guide Place of Publication Edinburgh Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 801.95 Short Title CREATIVE CRITICISM Language English Publication Date 2014-03-07 Pages 320 Format Paperback UK Release Date 2014-03-07 NZ Release Date 2014-03-07 Edited by Clare Connors Audience Undergraduate AU Release Date 2014-06-16 Alternative 9780748674329 Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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