An examination of the power of the novel format, and an explanation of its hold on western literature: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/how-do-novels-beguile
This lecture will be a controversial questioning of approaches to Creative Writing that are based on rules, do's and don'ts and other prescriptive guidelines. Considering common principles such as 'Show don't tell', 'avoid over-writing and foreign vocabulary', 'be sparing with adjectives' and so on, it will be shown how these admonitions are ignored or adapted in the work of notable writers.
The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College Website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/how-do-novels-beguile

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