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

by Nguyen Trung Hoa Sun 22 Aug 2010, 5:09 am

English | Course No. 2368 (24 lectures, 30 minutes/lecture)
Taught by Brooks Landon | The University of Iowa | Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin

Great writing begins?and ends?with the sentence.

Whether two words ("Jesus wept.") or 1,287 words (a sentence in William Faulkner's Absalom! Absalom!), sentences have the power to captivate, entertain, motivate, educate, and, most importantly, delight.

Understanding the variety of ways to construct sentences, from the smallest clause to the longest sentence, is important to enhancing your appreciation of great writing and potentially improving your own.

* Why do some lengthy sentences flow effortlessly while others stumble along?
* Why are you captivated by the writing of particular authors but not others?
* How can you craft sentences that reflect your own unique outlook on the world?

Get the answers to these and other questions about writing and style in Building Great Sentences: Exploring the Writer's Craft, a lively 24-lecture course taught by Professor Brooks Landon from the University of Iowa?one of the nation's top writing schools. You explore the myriad ways in which we think about, talk about, and write sentences. You discover insights into what makes for pleasurable reading. You also learn how you can apply these methods to your own writing.

Code:: http://rapidshare.com/files/317002746/KiemCun.BGSEtWC.part01.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/317029643/KiemCun.BGSEtWC.part02.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/317003612/KiemCun.BGSEtWC.part03.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/317002460/KiemCun.BGSEtWC.part04.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/317008186/KiemCun.BGSEtWC.part05.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/317028711/KiemCun.BGSEtWC.part06.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/317002448/KiemCun.BGSEtWC.part07.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/317028393/KiemCun.BGSEtWC.part08.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/317003548/KiemCun.BGSEtWC.part09.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/317008281/KiemCun.BGSEtWC.part10.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/317037512/KiemCun.BGSEtWC.part11.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/317034190/KiemCun.BGSEtWC.part12.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/317035795/KiemCun.BGSEtWC.part14.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/317032143/KiemCun.BGSEtWC.part15.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/317028767/KiemCun.BGSEtWC.part16.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/317026516/KiemCun.BGSEtWC.part17.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/317003987/KiemCun.BGSEtWC.part18.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/317025581/KiemCun.BGSEtWC.part19.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/317028389/KiemCun.BGSEtWC.part20.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/317027451/KiemCun.BGSEtWC.part21.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/317002686/KiemCun.BGSEtWC.part22.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/317029110/KiemCun.BGSEtWC.part23.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/317001552/KiemCun.BGSEtWC.sfv

Note: part13 is missing, after you finish downloaded all links, change part14-part23 to part13-part22. Ex: part14 becomes part13, part15 becomes part14 etc.. Notice that Lecture 13, and 14 will be corrupt, so download these links below for Lecture 13, and 14.

Code:: http://rapidshare.com/files/220069262/13._The_Riddle_of_Prose_Rhythm.avi.001 http://rapidshare.com/files/220070071/13._The_Riddle_of_Prose_Rhythm.avi.002 http://rapidshare.com/files/220069612/14._Cumulative_Syntax_to_Create_Suspense.avi.001 http://rapidshare.com/files/220070535/14._Cumulative_Syntax_to_Create_Suspense.avi.002

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