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Introduction to Fiction

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Instructor
Dr. Wyn Kelley
Term
Fall 2003
Level
Undergraduate
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3 readings · 1 other file · 3 web pages
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Source: MIT OpenCourseWare 21L.003 Introduction to Fiction, Fall 2003, Dr. Wyn Kelley — original course page on ocw.mit.edu ↗. License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Study order: MIT's own listing order, section by section. Taken from MIT's published course files, downloaded from ocw.mit.edu on September 23, 2026. The “How to start this course” route below is taken from MIT's own pages for this course, as fetched on September 25, 2026. How RedLectern is built.

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How to start this course

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Before you start

MIT's own preparation:

From MIT: Readings ↗

What you'll learn

  • “This course investigates the uses and boundaries of fiction in a range of novels and narrative styles–traditional and innovative, western and nonwestern–and raises questions about the pleasures and meanings of verbal texts in different cultures, times, and forms.”
  • “it allows students to produce 20 pages of polished writing with careful attention to revision.”

From MIT: course home ↗, Syllabus ↗

Time

  • “Lectures: 2 sessions / week, 1.5 hours / session”

From MIT: Syllabus ↗

What you need

  • “Many of the required readings my be downloaded from the Project Gutenberg Web site.”
    “Austen, Jane. Northanger Abbey. Penguin.”

Books

  • The free book on our Start page for this course is required reading in this course.
  • “Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein. Penguin.”
  • “Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein. Ch. 1-12.”

From MIT: Readings ↗, Syllabus ↗, Calendar ↗

If this isn't the right fit

Writing About Literature (21L.000J, Fall 2010)

  • “Students, scholars, bloggers, reviewers, fans, and book-group members write about literature, but so do authors themselves.”
  • “Shelley, M. S. Frankenstein. New York, NY: Norton, 1995.”
  • “The emphasis is on writing”

From MIT: 21L.000J course home ↗, 21L.000J Syllabus ↗

Your first sessions

  • “This is a discussion course where your active attendance and participation in class are vital to your success and that of the group.”

From MIT: Syllabus ↗

  1. Session 1: Introduction

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  2. Session 2: Austen, Northanger Abbey, Vol. 1

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  3. Session 3: Austen, Northanger Abbey, Vol. II

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  4. Session 4: Essay 1 due (3 pages)

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Notes from MIT

  • “regular meetings with a writing tutor on drafts and revisions are helpful and are required.”

From MIT: Syllabus ↗

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MIT OpenCourseWare, Dr. Wyn Kelley, 21L.003 Introduction to Fiction, Fall 2003.

License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 · Edition: Fall 2003 · Open the original course on OCW ↗

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