Creativity in Language and Literature

Prologue
General Introduction
PART I: CREATIVITIES:TEXTSIN CONTEXT, GENRES IN PRACTICE
Editors' Introduction to Part I
Give Me (Deep Intake of Breath) Inspiration; P.Agbabi
'Can't We Ever, My Love, Speak in the Same Language?': Everyday Language and CreativeTension in the Poetry of Louis MacNeice;R.D.Brown
Bilingual Verbal Art of Fama: Linguistic Hybridity and Creativity of a Hong Kong Hip Hop Group; A.Lin
Metaphor in Prosaic and Poetic Creativity; L.Cameron
Metaphor, Creativity and the Experience of PainAcross Genres;E.Semino
Word Play across Languages and Cultures: Interview between G.D.Jayalakshmi, S.Upendran & R.Amritavalli
PART II:CREATIVITYACROSS MODES, MEDIAAND TECHNOLOGIES
Editors' Introduction to Part II
Chains of Transformation: The Making of Heavy Water, a Film for Chernobyl; M.Petrucci
Intimate Strangers:Dialogue and Creativityin Penfriend Correspondence; J.Maybin
Creativity, Materiality and Representation in New Communication Technologies; A.Goddard
Improvisations and Transformations Across Modes: The Case of a Classroom Multimodal Box Project; K.Pahl
Hybridity in the Mind and on the Page: Genre, Words, Music and Narrative; M.Wandor
Mature Poet Steals:Sonnet as Problem PageNew; P.Agbabi
Stories in Performance; B.Haggarty
PART III: CREATIVE INTERPRETATIONS: AUDIENCE RESPONSES,READINGAND RE-WRITING
Editors' Introduction to Part III
The First Three Minutes: Seducing the Audience in 'Arranged Marriage'; G.D.Jayalakshmi
Authenticity and Creativity in Reading Lamentation; P.Stockwell
How Reading Groups Talk about Books: A Study of Literary Reception; J.Swann
Reader Response and the Formulation of Literary Judgement; J.Spiro
Practical Measures: Poet as Editor; F.Sampson
Re-Writingthe Critical-Creative Continuum: '10x...'; R.Pope
Reading a Hindi Poem: Lost in Translation?; R.B.Nair
An A-Z of Textual Re-Creation; R.Pope
PART IV: OPEN QUESTIONS, ONGOING DEBATES
Editors' Introduction to Part IV
TheProduction of 'Creativity'; D.Allington
In Defence of Genius; G.Cook
Creative Writing: Habitat Homo Sapiens; G.Harper
Three Reflections on Creativity and Writing; J.Cook
Creativity Looks at Language; R.Finnegan
Epilogue Creativity: Postscripts and Prospects; R.Carter.