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TheGreatCoursesPlus - How to Read and Understand Shakespeare

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TheGreatCoursesPlus - How to Read and Understand Shakespeare Learn to fully appreciate Shakespeare with this...

1: Approaching Shakespeare-The Scene Begins Consider four points of entry for understanding what's happening in a Shakespeare play. Learn how to approach a single dramatic scene, focusing on Shakespeare's richly metaphorical use of language. Begin to grasp the playwright's use of stagecraft, and how his plays require your own active...

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TheGreatCoursesPlus - How to Publish Your Book

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TheGreatCoursesPlus - How to Publish Your Book Get unprecedented insights about the current publishing landscape...

1: Today's Book Publishing Landscape Take an in-depth look at the world of writing and getting published: the history of the business, the competition in the modern market, and the major and minor players in the industry. Clear up some common misconceptions about what it takes to become a published...

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TheGreatCoursesPlus - How Great Science Fiction Works

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TheGreatCoursesPlus - How Great Science Fiction Works Examine what makes science fiction an enduring phenomenon...

1: Mary Shelley and the Birth of Science Fiction Kick off your adventure into science fiction by clearly defining what science fiction is, and more importantly, what science fiction is not. Learn how science fiction is distinguished from-yet often confused with-other literary genres such as fantasy and horror. Take a...

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TheGreatCoursesPlus - History of the English Language, 2nd Edition

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TheGreatCoursesPlus - History of the English Language, 2nd Edition Investigate the remarkable history of English,...

1: Introduction to the Study of Language Relationships between spelling, pronunciation, grammar, and style are all ones we may have asked since grade school. This lecture surveys the content and approaches of the course as a whole by framing these questions historically.... 2: The Historical Study of Language Our study...

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TheGreatCoursesPlus - Greek 101: Learning an Ancient Language

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TheGreatCoursesPlus - Greek 101: Learning an Ancient Language Learn Ancient Greek from an award winning...

1: The Greek Alphabet & Pronunciation Learn the 24 letters of the Greek alphabet using the restored classical pronunciation, recognizing that there was some variation in pronunciation in the ancient world. Practice the pairings of vowels called diphthongs, and sound out a selection of words that you will soon be...

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TheGreatCoursesPlus - Great Utopian and Dystopian Works of Literature

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TheGreatCoursesPlus - Great Utopian and Dystopian Works of Literature Join an award-winning professor to examine...

1: Utopia: The Perfect Nowhere Enter the world of utopian and dystopian fiction. After a brief foray into the definition and origin of utopia, dive into Ursula K. LeGuin's short story The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas and explore the ambiguities of "perfect" worlds. Then, get a deeper understanding...

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TheGreatCoursesPlus - Great Mythologies of the World

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TheGreatCoursesPlus - Great Mythologies of the World Learn what makes myths in every culture so...

1: The Titans in Greek Mythology Welcome to the ancient Greek myths: some of the most popular, well-known stories in Western civilization. When did these tales emerge, and what are our earliest sources for them? Find out in this lecture on father-son conflicts between Uranus, Kronos, Zeus, and the other...

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TheGreatCoursesPlus - English in America: A Linguistic History

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TheGreatCoursesPlus - English in America: A Linguistic History Follow a Professor of Linguistics to trace...

1: Defining American English Dialects Begin with a big-picture overview of the American English dialect map, asking as we explore: What is the difference between a language, a dialect, and an accent? Discover the intricate rules governing all linguistic systems, and consider how and why some varieties of language become...

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TheGreatCoursesPlus - English Grammar Boot Camp

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TheGreatCoursesPlus - English Grammar Boot Camp Improve your grammar competence and confidence by learning the...

1: Why Do We Care about Grammar? First, examine how we judge what is acceptable or unacceptable in English, and how we distinguish "acceptable" from "stylistically preferable." Consider how grammar often takes on larger meanings related to education and culture. Grasp how understanding the differences and diversity within our language...

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TheGreatCoursesPlus - Dante's Divine Comedy

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TheGreatCoursesPlus - Dante's Divine Comedy Join two gifted teachers as they share the fruit of...

1: Reading the Poem - Issues and Editions This lecture introduces the entire course by outlining the nature of Dante's achievement in the "La Divina Commedia," discussing the available translations, and providing an overview of Dante's life. 2: A Poet and His City - Dante's Florence Dante puts heavy demands...

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TheGreatCoursesPlus - Classics of Russian Literature

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TheGreatCoursesPlus - Classics of Russian Literature Explore Russian masterpieces at all levels-characters, plots, scenes, and...

1: Origins of Russian Literature Russian literature has its national and spiritual origins in the territory around the ancient city of Kiev, which adopted Christianity in the 10th century with a 100-year-old, magnificent translation of the Bible into Slavic.... 2: The Church and the Folk in Old Kiev One of...

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TheGreatCoursesPlus - Building Great Sentences: Exploring the Writer's Craft

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TheGreatCoursesPlus - Building Great Sentences: Exploring the Writer's Craft Explore how to improve your writing...

1: A Sequence of Words Building great sentences depends on more than just stringing words together. This lecture explores the definition of a sentence and introduces several assumptions on which the course rests, such as that a greater control of syntax is one of the most direct routes to improving...

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TheGreatCoursesPlus - Biblical Wisdom Literature

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TheGreatCoursesPlus - Biblical Wisdom Literature Delve into a rich and complex body of writings that...

1: Introduction to Biblical Wisdom Literature Why do bad things happen to good people? Is there meaning in the suffering of life? As an introduction to your consideration of biblical wisdom literature, begin to ponder these crucial questions through the story of Job and preview your journey into this rich...

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TheGreatCoursesPlus - King Arthur: History and Legend

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TheGreatCoursesPlus - King Arthur: History and Legend Uncover the richness of the Arthurian tradition from...

1: The Origins of King Arthur First, consider images of the Arthurian legend familiar in Western culture, and their relationship to historical reality. Trace the history of post-Roman Britain, the large-scale invasions of the Anglo-Saxons, and evidence that a single, extraordinary individual rose from the chaos to lead and save...

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TheGreatCoursesPlus - Becoming a Great Essayist

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TheGreatCoursesPlus - Becoming a Great Essayist Connect a personal experience, an idea, or a memory...

1: Steal, Adopt, Adapt: Where Essays Begin First, learn what the essay is-and what it is not. See how the practice of writing essays has evolved over centuries yet has remained versatile, and examine the many uses of essays across the ages. Numerous essayists find starting out to be the...

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TheGreatCoursesPlus - Analysis and Critique: How to Engage and Write about Anything

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TheGreatCoursesPlus - Analysis and Critique: How to Engage and Write about Anything Discover the secrets...

1: How to Write about Anything What makes a particular piece of writing "good"? As you explore Professor Armstrong's roadmap for the course, examine how a range of writing samples-including an essay by Virginia Woolf, poetry by Homer, and even a short note from a teenage girl to her mother-demonstrate...

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TheGreatCoursesPlus - A Children's Guide to Folklore and Wonder Tales

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TheGreatCoursesPlus - A Children's Guide to Folklore and Wonder Tales Hear the historic tales of...

1: "Sleeping Beauty": Once Upon a Time Get introduced to folktales and the various classifications as Dr. Harvey introduces you to the wide world of folklore. You'll hear the 1697 Charles Perrault version of "Sleeping Beauty"-one that you may not be familiar with-and take a deep dive into the meaning...

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TheGreatCoursesPlus - Writing Great Fiction: Storytelling Tips and Techniques

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TheGreatCoursesPlus - Writing Great Fiction: Storytelling Tips and Techniques Learn the fundamentals of writing engaging...

1: Starting the Writing Process Nothing strikes fear in the heart of a writer like facing the blank page. Start your course in fiction writing with some strategies for beginnings. You'll examine several ways to ease into a story, including the "5W's" of journalism, outlines, and opening in medias res...

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TheGreatCoursesPlus - Writing Creative Nonfiction

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TheGreatCoursesPlus - Writing Creative Nonfiction Explore the entire process of writing creative nonfiction, from brainstorming...

1: Welcome to Creative Nonfiction Welcome to the world of creative nonfiction. In this first lecture, investigate how something called nonfiction can be "creative," how different perspectives can provide unique ways to tell a story, and more. In addition, preview a road map for the lectures ahead and some of...

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TheGreatCoursesPlus - William Shakespeare: Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies

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TheGreatCoursesPlus - William Shakespeare: Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies Explore 15 of Shakespeare's greatest plays and...

1: Shakespeare Then and Now Shakespeare's plays moved audiences in his own time, and have proved enormously stimulating and useful to subsequent generations. Many have found Shakespeare valuable for a wide array of purposes over the years, reinterpreting him variously, even to the point of denying his authorship of the...

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