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Direct linkVakil, Ardashir – Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 2013
This article makes a case for the centrality of yearning in fictional representations of characters. With the help of illustrations from Adam Phillips, Olen Butler and Ted Hughes I argue that this key element may be missing from the creative work of students. This is my attempt, through exercises and other stimuli, to generate this yearning or…
Descriptors: Fiction, Creative Writing, Expectation, Masters Programs
