In which John Green kicks off the Crash Course Literature mini-series with a reasonable set of questions. Why do we read? What’s the point of reading critically. John will argue that reading is about effectively communicating with other people. Unlike direct communication though, the writer has to communicate with a stranger, through time and space, with only “dry dead words on a page.” So how’s that going to work? Find out with Crash Course Literature! Also, readers are empowered during the open letter, so that’s pretty cool.
Crash Course Literature 100 Reading List:
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Catcher in the Rye
Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
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Any English literature students here? 🙋🏻
so true sis
I just finished Looking for Alaska, and it's so beautiful, thank you John
Also I just realized JOHN GREEN THE AUTHOR is teaching me about history of literature, I don't know why I didn't realize it at first, but he did looked familiar
Due today, watch today
Tremendous 🙌
Your logical fallacy is that there are writers who write for the benefit of themselves. They just exist, and we survive them with the helpful tips you've provided in this course.
Books are my favourite thing in the whole world….
Thank you for sharing, really helpful.
lol
Shit. I guess English can be fun
Why so hurry dude
What’s the intro song???
"Reading is an act of empathy."
So that's why Lemony Snicket said not to trust people without books.
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he seems like on cocaine but after watching his videos for years, it's just his genuine passion for learning and literature. It's like watching Tarantino talking about cinema. LOVE IT
I started to study literature with this videos, it is my first time to study English literature. Thanks for making this videos.
OMG I wish I'd seen this two weeks ago. A group assignment I was doing was arguing this very topic. Namely the issue of editor vs author vs reader. If an editor goes insane with editing an author's work, to the point where the authorial voice is totally lost, then is that Ok? Who is a work for? Does the reader's requirements override the author's requirements or the editors requirements?
BTW I don't entirely agree with Green's letter. The author has a point to make if you miss it then you miss something from them, even if you then gain something else. Missing that point doesn't mean it wasn't there and that the author didn't intend it.
He sleeps for 23 hours a day.
I'm still not gonna read your stuff, John Green. I know you're trying to trick me into reading. -_-
Who else is watching for e-learning???
Faulker beneath the stars is gold.
"like potw but better"
what's potw
This is my way to succes,and i believe if we read more boks we Will find another reference from succesful people
2020?
PLEASE do "The Picture of Dorian Gray" i would love to see an analysis of it!
I think this is the best literature course because what can be better than a bestseller author teaching you a literature course
hot take romeo and Juliet is not that good
Bad vampire fiction🤣.. twilight immediately jumped to my mind
Who else is here because of that Instagram video? 👀
@2:59 "If we as weaders" instead of readers lol
YES HE SPOKE IN PIG LATIN
JOHN GREEN SPOKE IN PIG LATIN
Oh My God that’s John Green!!!
A always stay fascinate with the talent of the professors
I wish i found what I have, so i can be just like you. interested in what i an doing altho grown in life and progress
JOHN GREEN DOES CRASHCOURSE LITERATURE??? AM I IN HEAVEN???
hi
Oh, so thats what he's thinking when he writes the stuff that makes me wanna bang my head on a wall
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