FYSP 182 - Paying Attention with Tolstoy

FC ARHU WINT

4 credits
Do you ever struggle to concentrate when you’re writing? So did Lev Tolstoy, and he also wrote one of the longest novels ever written. He was fascinated by how distraction and exquisitely close attention were both possible in a human life. He explored processes and practices of attention while writing, and in his writing. Tolstoy will be our companion as we embark on our own adventures in writing and attention. We will consider what others have written on writing and attention. We will practice writing, and we will practice paying attention to what happens with our attention when we write.