Literature
Literature is easier to talk about with a small vocabulary of form, voice and structure. This course covers the major genres and movements, and the reading techniques that let you say something specific about a text.
What you'll learn
10 chapters, then the quiz
- 01Forms and genresWhat kind of thing it is.
- 02Narrative and structureArranging events.
- 03Voice and point of viewWho is telling it.
- 04Language and imageryHow the words work.
- 05PoetryCompression and form.
- 06DramaWritten to be performed.
- 07MovementsWhat each was reacting to.
- 08World literatureBeyond one canon.
- 09Reading criticallyDifferent lenses.
- 10Reading wellA practical habit.
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