The Art of English Literary Creativity

by Goodman, Sharon; O'Halloran, Kieran

• ISBN13: 9781403985606
• ISBN10: 140398560X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-08-22
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

This volume provides a critical examination of texts which can be considered "literary". What distinguishes some texts as "art"? To answer questions such as these, the book ranges across creative texts produced for public consumption, from poetry, drama, and fiction to performance art and online literature. It provides a lively and accessible introduction to stylistic, semiotic, and multimodal analysis drawing on work in literature and media studies, performance studies, linguistics and anthropology.

Author Biography

SHARON GOODMAN and KIERAN O'HALLORAN work in the Centre for Language and Communications at the Open University, where they are responsible for the design and production of a range of open learning materials on aspects of English studies.

Table of Contents

Literature and Creativity in English--J.Maybin & M.Pearce * Poetic Language--J.Thornborrow * Plot and Characterisation--K.O'Halloran * Text and Performance--J.Swann * The Art of Translation--A.Magyar * Word and Image--S.Goodman * Literature and Technology--S.Goodman * The Literary Mind--K.O'Halloran * Readers and Writers--T.Lillis * References * Acknowledgements * Index

Literature and Creativity in English--J.Maybin & M.Pearce * Poetic Language--J.Thornborrow * Plot and Characterisation--K.O'Halloran * Text and Performance--J.Swann * The Art of Translation--A.Magyar * Word and Image--S.Goodman * Literature and Technology--S.Goodman * The Literary Mind--K.O'Halloran * Readers and Writers--T.Lillis * References * Acknowledgements * Index