Great courses (Compact disc)

Compact discs

In container (19 cm.)

Unabridged

Dorsey Armstrong, associate professor of English and Medieval Literature, Purdue University

V. 1.

disc 1. lecture 1.

How to write about anything ;

lecture 2.

How to be an effective reader ;

disc 2. lecture 3.

How literature can help ;

lecture 4.

Shaping your voice ;

disc 3. lecture 5.

Knowing your reader ;

lecture 6.

Art of the essay-- how to start ;

disc 4. lecture 7.

How to organize an argument ;

lecture 8.

Supporting your argument ;

disc 5. lecture 9.

Finishing strong ;

lecture 10.

Uses of poetry ;

disc 6. lecture 11.

Poetic diction and syntax ;

lecture 12.

Drama-- writing out loud

V. 2.

disc 7. lecture 13.

What you can learn from autobiography ;

lecture 14.

Writing and leadership ;

disc 8. lecture 15.

Rules of rhetoric ;

lecture 16.

Invention and arrangement ;

disc 9. lecture 17.

Ethos and pathos ;

lecture 18.

Finding what you need ;

disc 10. lecture 19.

Using what you find ;

lecture 20.

Getting started-- writing first drafts ;

disc 11. lecture 21.

Editing-- finding what's wrong ;

lecture 22.

Rewriting-- fixing what's wrong ;

disc 12. lecture 23.

Avoiding common errors in grammar and usage ;

lecture 24.

Power of words