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How to Read a Novel

Offered By: University of Edinburgh via Coursera

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Course Description

Overview

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What makes a great novel? How is a novel woven together? How can we best appreciate works of fiction? Answer these questions and more with this course from The University of Edinburgh. On the course you’ll discover four of the main building blocks of modern fiction: plot, characterisation, dialogue, and setting using examples from a range of texts including the four novels shortlisted for the 2024 James Tait Black fiction prize. You’ll also explore the formal strategies authors use, how they came to be, and how they affect us as readers.

Syllabus

  • Plot
  • Characterisation
  • Dialogue
  • Setting

Taught by

Benjamin Bateman

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