On the Teaching of Creative Writing: Responses to a Series of Questions
One of America's finest writers talks about the difficulties, rewards, and importance of teaching creative writing.
Wallace Stegner writes ." . . the language itself is an inheritance, a shared wealth. It may be played with, stretched, forced, bent; but I, as a writer or teacher, must never assume that it is mine. It is ours, the living core, as well as the instrument, of the culture I derive from, resist, challenge, and — ultimately — serve... nobody can teach anyone else to have a talent. All a teacher can do is set high goals for students — or get them to set them for themselves — and, then, try to help them reach those goals."
A half-century's wisdom on teaching and learning creative writing is distilled in this brief discussion by one of America's pre-eminent authors. Anyone who has taught or participated in a creative writing class will find Stegner's insights invaluable.
- Author
- Wallace Stegner, Edward Connery Lathem
- Format
- paperback
- Pages
- 72
- Publisher
- Montgomery
- Language
- english
- ISBN
- 9780874518436
- Genres
- writing
- Release date
- 1997
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