Creative writing as the work of the unconscious Cover Image

Tvůrčí psaní jako (ne)vědomý proces
Creative writing as the work of the unconscious

Author(s): Kateřina Kováčová
Subject(s): Studies of Literature, Personality Psychology
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: Conscious; Unconscious; Author; Syncretistic vision; Creative process; Dream; Intention; Chaos; Order; Unfamiliarity

Summary/Abstract: The study deals with the connection between the conscious and the unconscious in creative process. It analyses the mechanisms of dreaming to describe the role of the unconscious and its characteristic features. Based on the theory suggested by Anton Ehrenzweig, the study defines the role of both the conscious and the unconscious from the perspective of their cooperation. The concept of syncretistic vision, which was introduced by Jean Piaget and developed by Anton Ehrenzweig, is used to analyse the interrelationship between the conscious and the unconscious in the process of creation and imagination. The theoretical concepts support the analysis of selected methodical approaches used in the courses of creative writing.

  • Issue Year: 22/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 119-136
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Czech