A free, interactive course in great works of world literature and literary theory.
A literature course in two units: great works of world literature — the canon, Augustine, Dante, Montaigne, Rousseau, poetic traditions from the medieval lyric to free verse, and the ruptures of Proust, Joyce and Woolf; and an introduction to literary theory — literariness, the sign and its functions, narratology, ideology, fictionality, genre and the sociology of reading.
2 units · 20 lessons · 232 practice questions · 7 languages · free on the web and Android
Start this course freeLiterature I reads the works that shaped Western literature and then gives you the concepts to talk about any text. Lessons are short and followed by practice questions with instant feedback on interpretation, form and theory.
The first unit moves from the idea of a classic through Augustine’s Confessions, Dante’s Divine Comedy, Montaigne’s Essais and Rousseau’s Confessions, three lessons on poetic traditions from the medieval lyric to free verse, Proust, Joyce and Woolf, and six set books from Candide to A Doll’s House. The second unit introduces literary theory: what makes a text literary, signs and codes, narratology (story, discourse, order, voice), ideology, fictionality, genre and the sociology of reading.
Every lesson explanation in Literature I is free to read on the web. Practice questions and interactive scenes are in the app.
Yes. Literature I is free on Tryals, on the web and on Android.
2 units, 20 lessons and 232 practice questions. It is self-paced: each lesson is short, followed by questions with instant feedback, and your progress is saved across devices.
English, Catalan, German, Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese. You can switch language inside the app.
No. Each lesson explains what matters about the work; reading it alongside helps, but the course stands on its own.
Literariness, the sign and the functions of language, narratology, ideology, fictionality, genre theory and the sociology of reading.