Prompting Creativity: Revisiting Aristotle’s Advice on Plot and Character

Rossiter, M

Prompting Creativity: Revisiting Aristotle’s Advice on Plot and Character

Rossiter, M

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Publisher:: Palgrave Macmillan
Publication Type:: Chapter
Citation:: Creative Writing Practice Reflections on Form and Process, 2021, pp. 121-134
Issue Date:: 2021-11-13

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dc.contributor.author	Rossiter, M
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dc.identifier.citation	Creative Writing Practice Reflections on Form and Process, 2021, pp. 121-134
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dc.description.abstract	Which is more important in creative writing, plot or character? Students almost always say the latter, but Aristotle in his Poetics disagrees. Plot for him is everything and he goes on to define what he calls a complex plot and how it is they move us. This chapter re-examines his work, setting it against more contemporary perspectives and with reference to the author’s own short fiction. Practical exercises developed through years of workshop experience enable writers to explore the question for themselves, producing story fragments that can be a springboard to further creative projects.
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dc.title	Prompting Creativity: Revisiting Aristotle’s Advice on Plot and Character
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Which is more important in creative writing, plot or character? Students almost always say the latter, but Aristotle in his Poetics disagrees. Plot for him is everything and he goes on to define what he calls a complex plot and how it is they move us. This chapter re-examines his work, setting it against more contemporary perspectives and with reference to the author’s own short fiction. Practical exercises developed through years of workshop experience enable writers to explore the question for themselves, producing story fragments that can be a springboard to further creative projects.

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