The art of reading

Part I. Disc 1. Lecture 1 : Artful reading and everyday reading

Lecture 2 : Authors, real and implied

Disc 2. Lecture 3 : Narrators

-their voices and their visions

Lecture 4 : Characters

-beyond round and flat

Disc 3. Lecture 5 : Descriptions

-people, places, and things

Lecture 6 : Minimalists to maximalists to lyricists

Disc 4. Lecture 7 : Explosive devices

-irony and ambiguity

Lectures 8 : Reading for the plot

-five simple words

Disc 5. Lecture 9 : Master plots

-the stranger and the journey

Lecture 10 : The game is afoot

-Sherlock Holmes

Disc 6. Lecture 11 : The plot thickens

-Scott and Bronte

Lecture 12 : The plot vanishes

-Faulkner and Woolf.

Part II. Disc 7. Lecture 13 : Chapters, patterns, and rhythms ; Lecture 14 : Scene and summary, showing and telling

Disc 8. Lecture 15 : Subtexts, motives, and secrets ; Lecture 16 : Dialogue

-The good, the bad, the ugly

Disc 9. Lecture 17 : Metafiction

-fiction about fiction ; Lecture 18 : Adaptation

-from fiction to film

Disc 10. Lecture 19 : Realism times four ; Lecture 20 : Thumbs up?

-interpretation and evaluation

Disc 11. Lecture 21 : A long story short

-Runaway ; Lecture 22 : A classic novel

-The age of innocence

Disc 12. Lecture 23 : A baggy monster

-War and Peace ; Lecture 24 : Picking up the tools.

Part I. Disc 1. Lecture 1 : Artful reading and everyday reading

Lecture 2 : Authors, real and implied

Disc 2. Lecture 3 : Narrators

-their voices and their visions

Lecture 4 : Characters

-beyond round and flat

Disc 3. Lecture 5 : Descriptions

-people, places, and things

Lecture 6 : Minimalists to maximalists to lyricists

Disc 4. Lecture 7 : Explosive devices

-irony and ambiguity

Lectures 8 : Reading for the plot

-five simple words

Disc 5. Lecture 9 : Master plots

-the stranger and the journey

Lecture 10 : The game is afoot

-Sherlock Holmes

Disc 6. Lecture 11 : The plot thickens

-Scott and Bronte

Lecture 12 : The plot vanishes

-Faulkner and Woolf.

Part II. Disc 7. Lecture 13 : Chapters, patterns, and rhythms ; Lecture 14 : Scene and summary, showing and telling

Disc 8. Lecture 15 : Subtexts, motives, and secrets ; Lecture 16 : Dialogue

-The good, the bad, the ugly

Disc 9. Lecture 17 : Metafiction

-fiction about fiction ; Lecture 18 : Adaptation

-from fiction to film

Disc 10. Lecture 19 : Realism times four ; Lecture 20 : Thumbs up?

-interpretation and evaluation

Disc 11. Lecture 21 : A long story short

-Runaway ; Lecture 22 : A classic novel

-The age of innocence

Disc 12. Lecture 23 : A baggy monster

-War and Peace ; Lecture 24 : Picking up the tools.

Part 1: Lecture 1. Artful reading and everyday reading

Lecture 2. Authors, real and impled

Lecture 3. Narrators: their voices and their visions

Lecture 4. Characters: beyond round and flat

Lecture 5. Descriptions: people, places, and the things

Lecture 6. Minimalists to maximalists to lyricists

Lecture 7. Explosive devices: irony and ambiguity

Lecture 8. Reading for the plot: five simple words

Lecture 9. Master plots: the stranger and the journey

Lecture 10. The Game is afoot: Sherlock Holmes

Lecture 11. The Plot thickens: Scott and Bronte

Lecture 12.The Plot vanishes: Faulkner and Woolf.

Part 2 : Lecture 13. Chapters, patterns and rhythms

Lecture 14. Scene and summary, showing and telling

Lecture 15. Subtexts, motives, and secrets

Lecture 16. Dialogue: the good, the bad the ugly

Lecture 17. Metafiction: fiction about fiction

Lecture 18. Adaptation: from fiction to film

Lecture 19. Realism times four

Lecture 20. Thumbs up? interpretation and evaluation

Lecture 21. A Long short story

Lecture 22. A Classic novel : the age of innocence

Lecture 23. A Baggy monster: War and peace

Lecture 24. Picking up the tools.

Part 1: Lecture 1. Artful reading and everyday reading

Lecture 2. Authors, real and impled

Lecture 3. Narrators: their voices and their visions

Lecture 4. Characters: beyond round and flat

Lecture 5. Descriptions: people, places, and the things

Lecture 6. Minimalists to maximalists to lyricists

Lecture 7. Explosive devices: irony and ambiguity

Lecture 8. Reading for the plot: five simple words

Lecture 9. Master plots: the stranger and the journey

Lecture 10. The Game is afoot: Sherlock Holmes

Lecture 11. The Plot thickens: Scott and Bronte

Lecture 12.The Plot vanishes: Faulkner and Woolf.

Part 2 : Lecture 13. Chapters, patterns and rhythms

Lecture 14. Scene and summary, showing and telling

Lecture 15. Subtexts, motives, and secrets

Lecture 16. Dialogue: the good, the bad the ugly

Lecture 17. Metafiction: fiction about fiction

Lecture 18. Adaptation: from fiction to film

Lecture 19. Realism times four

Lecture 20. Thumbs up? interpretation and evaluation

Lecture 21. A Long short story

Lecture 22. A Classic novel : the age of innocence

Lecture 23. A Baggy monster: War and peace

Lecture 24. Picking up the tools.