Approaching prose fiction
Offered By: The Open University via OpenLearn
Course Description
Overview
Do you want to get more out of your reading? This free course, Approaching prose fiction, is designed to develop the analytical skills you need for a more in-depth study of literary texts. You will learn about narrative events and perspectives, the setting of novels, types of characterisation and genre.
Syllabus
- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 Why do we read prose fiction?
- 1 Why do we read prose fiction?
- 2 The elements of narrative
- 2 The elements of narrative
- 2.1 The act of reading
- 2.2 Narrative events
- 2.3 Narrative perspectives
- 2.4 Setting
- 2.5 Characterisation
- 2.6 Genre
- 2.7 Style and language
- 3 Conclusion
- 3 Conclusion
- Glossary
- References
- Acknowledgements
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