This unit explores the concepts of creativity, criticism and theory in relation to writing. Students examine a range of Australian and international literary texts and investigate ways in which writers elucidate and defend their literary practice. Students are encouraged to write creatively and experimentally, to develop their critical and interpretive skills, and to be self-reflective about their writing and reading practices.
James, H. (1934). The art of the novel: Critical prefaces by Henry James. New York: Scribners.
Brophy, K. (1998). Creativity: Psychoanalysis, surrealism and creative writing. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press.
Eco, U. (1985). Reflections on the name of the rose. Trans. William Weaver.
Woolfe, S., & Grenville, K. (2001). Making stories: How ten Australian novels were written. Allen & Unwin.
Lodge, D. (1996). The practice of writing. London: Secker and Warburg.
Roberts, M. (1998). Food, sex and God: On inspiration and writing. London: Virago.
Walker, B. (Ed.). (2002). The writer's reader: A guide to writing fiction and poetry. Rushcutters Bay, NSW: Halstead.
Gordimer, N. (1996). Writing and being. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press.
