What makes a great novel? How is a novel woven together? How can we best appreciate works of fiction?
How to Read a Novel
How to Read a Novel
Instructor: Hannah Boast
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Beginner level
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8 hours to complete
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What you'll learn
Identify key strategies used by authors to alter the temporal progression of the narrative.
Reflect on the effects generated by a narrative frame.
Evaluate novels for signs of narrative unreliability.
Discuss my reading of contemporary fiction with a large online learning community.
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2 assignments
Taught in English
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There are 4 modules in this course
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4 videos8 readings3 discussion prompts
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4 videos5 readings1 assignment2 discussion prompts
What's included
4 videos5 readings2 discussion prompts
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5 videos7 readings1 assignment2 discussion prompts
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