The Art of Text Construction
DURATION:
16 Hours, 8 Lectures
SCHEDULE:
Once a week, on Wednesday: 19:00-21:00
Course “Literary designing”
Scope – 24 hr
Course goal – The course aims to educate in different literary genres, to study the classical structure of artistic works, to find out how different types of texts are understood in composition, and how work is done to highlight the faces of characters and develop a story. During the course, an overview will talk about various genres of literature, their main characteristics, and the main lines of development. The course is fully practical. The trainer will try to work individually with each listener on the texts of the genre that he is especially interested in and refine the works created in composition and stylish during the course of the course.
Form of training – Evening courses, in-person/live.
Category of listeners – Journalists, scenarists, screenwriters, editors, PR specialists, writers, students of humanitarian, social science, writers
Methodology – Verbal courses; literature; practical work; dicussions; presentation;
Head of the course – Shota Iatashvili, Writer, critic, editor.
Syllabus
| № | Name of topics | Total hours of labor intensity | Theory | Practical Work |
| 1 | Theory – Composition of artistic text:
– The structure of the work, the arrangement and interrelationship of its constituent parts. – Discussion of elements of the composition: exposition, prologue, epilogue, climax, opening knot. – Consideration of the composition according to the classical samples of the fiction literature. Practical work |
3 hr | 2 hr | 1 hr |
| 2. | Theory – Miniature, novella, story.
– Types of stories – Plot construction. – Discussion of the plot according to the classic examples of fiction. – Working on the character’s Practical work |
3 hr | 1 hr | 2 hr |
| 3. | Theory – Fable, fairy tale.
– folklore sources of fairy tales and fables. – Distinctive signs of myth, legend and fairy tale. – Folktale, classic literary tale and modern fairy tale: similarities and differences. – Allegoricality, animal epic Practical work |
3 hr | 2 hr | 1 hr |
| 4. | Theory – Genre Literature.
– historical stages and foundations of genre literature formation. – Detective, horror, thriller. – Fantasy. – Utopia, Anti-utopia. – Romance, erotic novel. Practical work |
3 hr | 2 hr | 1 hr |
| 5. | Theory – Theater play.
– Historical line: ancient dramaturgy, classical dramaturgy, contemporary dramaturgy: modernism, theater of the absurd. – Dramaturgy genres: tragedy, comedy, tragicomedy, farce, social drama. – constant components of the play. Practical work |
3 hr | 1 hr | 2 hr |
| 6. | Theory – Scenario. Film script, TV script. Documentary film, feature film.
– Script format. Similarities and differences with the theater play. – Construction of the scenario. – Screenwriter’s cooperation with the director. Practical work |
3 hr | 1 hr | 2 hr |
| 7 | Theory – Blog, letter, essay.
– Periods of formation of essayist literature. – Blog as a modern form of concise essayistic. – Principles of working on a blog. Practical work |
3 hr | 1 hr | 2 hours |
| 8 | Presentation of participants’ texts | 3 hr | 3 hr | |
| 24 hr | 10 hours | 14 hours |
Certificate
Upon successful completion of the program, a certificate of the Kettari Academy will be issued to the graduate
