Pt. 1. 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
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
disc 5. lecture 9. Master plots
the stranger and the journey ; lecture 10. The game is afoot
disc 6. lecture 11. The plot thickens
Scott and Brönte ; lecture 12. The plot vanishes
Pt. 2. 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
disc 10. lecture 19. Realism times four ; lecture 20. Thumbs up?
interpretation and evaluation
disc 11, lecture 21. A long short story
"Runaway" ; lecture 22. A classic novel
disc 12. lecture 23. A baggy monster
War and peace ; lecture 24. Picking up the tools.