Creativity (Paperback)

An accessible introduction to the study of creativity combining historical and theoretical perspectives. A wide range of texts are critically analyzed with the discussion focusing on: ancient and modern myths of creation, creators and creativity; key terms and debates in the critical history of creativity; classical, romantic, modern and postmodern notions of the author and artist; reception aesthetics, resistant reading and critical-creative response of all kinds; the theory, methodology and practice of creative writing.