Creativity and 'The Paris Review' Interviews - A Discourse Analysis of Famous Writers'' Composing Practices

In Creativity and The Paris Review Interviews: A Discourse Analysis of Famous Writers' Composing Practices, author Ronda Leathers Dively explores contexts, behaviors, and composing practices that generated some of the world's most significant literary works. Her analysis ultimately leads to concrete recommendations for aspiring writers and for composition instructors seeking to facilitate student success.

List of contents

List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Impetus, Contexts and Methods; 2. Composition through the Lens of Creativity Theory; 3. First Insight, or the Glimmer of Possibility; 4. Preparation, or Research Broadly Conceived; 5. Incubation, or Breaks from Conscious Attention; 6. Insight, or the Eureka Experience; 7. Verification, or Evaluation; 8. Emergent Patterns; 9. Implications for Writing Instruction; Appendix A: Coding Table; Appendix B: List of Cited Paris Review Interviewees; Appendix C: Diagram of Analytical Categories, Subcategories and Themes; References; Index.

About the author

Ronda Leathers Dively-retired Southern Illinois University Rhetoric and Composition Professor and writing program administrator-is the author of Preludes to Insight: Creativity, Incubation and Expository Writing (Hampton Press, 2006); Invention and Craft: A Guide to College Writing (McGraw-Hill, Inc., 2016); Invention and Craft 2E: Exercising Creativity in College Writing and Research (Anthem Press, 2024) and numerous articles on expository writing pedagogy and writing program administration.

Product details

• Authors: Ronda Leathers Dively, Dively Ronda Leathers
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2021
• EAN: 9781785278433
• ISBN: 978-1-78527-843-3
• No. of pages: 204
• Subjects: Education and learning > Adult education/adult education classes > Adult education class / course materials (language); Humanities, art, music > Humanities (general); Arts, PSYCHOLOGY / Creative Ability, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Writing skills, Writing and editing guides, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Writing / Composition, Educational: Language, literature and literacy, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Language Arts