ENGLISH 2D03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Francine Prose, Annie Dillard, Nightwood
3 Feb 2017
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Writing as work/labour (cid:523)metaphor of construction(cid:524)(cid:524): (cid:498)miner"s pick, a woodcarver"s gouge, a surgeon"s probe(cid:499) and (cid:498)hammer(cid:499) (cid:523)(cid:885)(cid:524) Construction vs. demolition and the significance of drafting (4-5): Nothing is perfect at first, keep changing and building on it. Writing as labour= not just work but time (14) Writers are not all inhuman or literal geniuses; or- writers are the ones who can put in the work. Attention to details/ minutiae (17)- different than other mediums (films, tv) Francine prose (cid:498)close reading(cid:499) reading like a writer. Close reading= line by line reading and writing. Why a specific word was chosen (intent behind everything) How sentences, words, paragraphs and it as a whole form a purpose. To see those details and minutiae one must cultivate consciousness and awareness of the act: awareness while reading and writing (13) Don"t gloss over details-> but choose the ones most appropriate (cid:498)time and attention(cid:499) (cid:523)(cid:890)(cid:524) Variety of reading material= diversity of lessons acquired (10)
