The world's great short stories
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In London
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London Jewish Cultural Centre
Course London / Classroom-based£ 160 VAT exempt -
King’s College London
Master London / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
Richmond and Hillcroft Adult Community College
Course London / Classroom-based£ 151 + VAT -
City University London
Short course London / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
University of the Arts London (UAL)
Course London / Classroom-based£ 498 -
University College London
Postgraduate London / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
The Cass Short Courses
Short course London / Classroom-based£ 175
Description
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Location
London
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The course is an introduction to the modern short story – from the 19thC master of the genre Anton Chekhov to the present day. We’ll see how Chekhov changed the rules of short story writing and remains hugely influential; how James Joyce used the short story to evoke with “scrupulous meanness” the flavour of early twentieth century Dublin; how their work shaped other masters of the genre such as Rudyard Kipling, DH Lawrence and Katherine Mansfield; how Franz Kafka created the modernist short story in tales like Metamorphosis; and on to more modern writers like Alice Munro, or Zadie Smith whose funny, surprising stories capture the feel of multi cultural Britain.
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About this course
• Recognise recurring themes in the modern short story
• Relate these to the wider world of Western culture
• Feel confident enough to explore further study of related fiction on your own.
Many of the texts will be provided in advance. However students should buy/borrow the following collections:
James Joyce:Dubliners (Penguin Modern Classics intro by Terence Brown)
Alice Munro: Runaway (Vintage, intro by Jonathan Frantzen)
Cathedral Raymond Carver (any edition)
Apart from the reading material, you should bring with pens, notepaper and file in which to store handouts and other course materials.
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Subjects
- Story Writing
- Writing
Course programme
We’ll be looking at a wide range of short story writing in the modern age.
Each week we’ll read and discuss two or three stories by a single author. The course is an interactive mixture of tutor exposition and class discussion. Videos and clips will also be shown and discussed. You will asked to read the texts before the class. Biographical information Julian Birkett is a teacher and writer specialising in modern literature. He previously worked in the Arts department at the BBC as a producer of series such as The Late Show, Modern Poets in their Own Words, The Victorians and The Culture Show. He has taught in inner London and at the University of Mumbai.Additional information
The world's great short stories
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London Jewish Cultural Centre
Course London / Classroom-based£ 160 VAT exempt -
King’s College London
Master London / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
Richmond and Hillcroft Adult Community College
Course London / Classroom-based£ 151 + VAT -
City University London
Short course London / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
University of the Arts London (UAL)
Course London / Classroom-based£ 498 -
University College London
Postgraduate London / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
The Cass Short Courses
Short course London / Classroom-based£ 175