Language and Creative IllusionExamines the creative process in writing, from the ideas and designs of composition to the business of fixing a text on paper. Two themes run throughout the text: one concerns the action of the mind in the creative process; the other concerns the editorial phase of composition. |
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ON WRITING FOR READINGS SAKE | 15 |
SPEECH IN WRITING | 28 |
LUDUS LITTERARIUS OR GAMES WRITERS | 43 |
Copyright | |
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