Reading Fiction

As taught in: Spring 2007

Close-up of the the spine of a book bound in deep brown leather.

Leatherbound edition of Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, published in Oslo, Norway in 1937. (Image courtesy of Geir Halvorsen.)

Instructors:

Prof. Alisa Braithwaite

MIT Course Number:

21L.003-2

Level:

Undergraduate

Course Features

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Course Description

Reading Fiction is designed to sharpen your skills as a critical reader. As we explore both short stories and novels focusing on the theme of "the city in literature," we will learn about the various elements that shape the way we read texts - structure, narrative voice, character development, novelistic experimentation, historical and political contexts and reader response.