Poetic Creation Inspiration or Craft

Myths of creativity have changed throughout Western literary history. The Romantic era cherished the idea of creativity as a spontaneous, unpremeditated act, closely related to improvisation. In the twentieth century the myth of the writer as a worker amo.Intro -- Contents -- Documentation and Experimentation -- Improvisation - Rite and Myth -- Coleridge and His Dream Poem -- E. A. Poe and the Aesthetics of Work -- Paul Valéry and Le Cimetière marin -- The Writing of Ibsen's Brand -- Gösta Berlings saga and Its Transformations -- Periodicity and the Stages of Literary Creativity -- Inspiration Disputed -- Concluding Unscientific Postscript -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y -- ZMyths of creativity have changed throughout Western literary history. The Romantic era cherished the idea of creativity as a spontaneous, unpremeditated act, closely related to improvisation. In the twentieth century the myth of the writer as a worker amo.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries