Basic Introduction to 'What is Prose?'
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- Опубліковано 11 січ 2025
- This is a short, basic video detailing what 'prose' means for Literature (capital L). I gloss over a LOT, but this wasn't intended to be a comprehensive guide, more a short video describing the the major points that might be of use to those that don't have a background in Literature.
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Intro and Music by Professor Trip.
I wish I had more teachers like you in high school.
You and I have very similar pfps 🗿
I would be an AWFUL high school teacher. Really bad. I don't understand 'the youth'... I am too old and crotchety.
@@ACriticalDragon even more reason you'd be GREAT at it!!! [[/Stilgar ca. Dune Part Two]
This is one of your best videos.
It's clear. Easy to understand. And easy to EXPAND. That's the best way to be reductive imo.
Masterful concise explanation!
Thank you very much. That is very generous.
I feel as if I am receiving a free education 😎.
Well I certainly wouldn't charge for this one. I glossed over a LOT of information about the history and complexity of Literature. It is a really basic introduction, but I hope that it put some things in context.
I absolutely love videos like this. Its a topic that isnt discussed much i am glad that you are doing this. Prose is book defining for me. These are the type of videos i can show my kids to help them understand topics that i cant explain. Thank you!!
I am glad that you enjoyed it. I hope it is useful. If there are other topics you would like to hear about, just let me know.
Great video! I'm continuously building and restructuring my own narratives. While I thought this restructuring dealt with my Voice, I see that I've actually been reworking my Prose. I suppose I'll have to eagerly await your Voice video so that I can better identify that aspect of my writing. 😊 Thank you for the very informative content!
Thank you for this video! Truly!
I didn't have any contact with the world of literary critics in the form of UA-cam book reviewers until 2017, when I joined the Malazan Empire group on Facebook. And since then I have been buffeted by the many variations of "I don't like his prose" . I didn't study literature in depth, but we did get basic literature education in school. And for me, prose has always been, like you defined it, writing using normal speech (as opposed to writing that uses certain rules, like the classic definition of poetry).
Which is why I always thought "these people don't like the author's style, but why should that mean that the author's 'prose' is bad, and that the author doesn't know what he is doing?" (like the way I just couldn't warm up to Ursula Le Guin's style in the Legend of Earthsea; that, however, doesn't mean that Ursula has a bad prose, only that my preferences don't align with her choice of writing for this particular book)
Yet at the same time I had my doubts. I figured these people must know something more than I do about what "prose" is supposed to mean, and that they must base their judgements by a set of predetermined, quantifiable rules. Nor I know that there is nothing more that they knew that I didn't :D
Education about literary terms, which are often used both loosely and wrongly, is very much needed, in my opinion. And nobody better to do it than people who studied these things and know what they are talking about. Sadly, I believe that those who need this information the most are likely to be the ones who are least inclined to take these free nuggets of knowledge.
I always love your videos and feel like I learn so much! Great video, and I look forward to future lessons!
Thanks AP! Would be great to have a similar (or longer!) video on each of exposition, description and dialogue too, loving these types of videos, thanks so much for putting them together! Also, I hope I haven't missed it, but are you and Phillip planning on a Crippled God chat still...?
Great short explanation. 👏
I started doing a long explanation, but after I had spent over 45 minutes on 'Literature' and was only scratching the surface, I thought a simpler, shorter response might be more appropriate. 🤣🤣
@@ACriticalDragon like the Devil, the teacher never sleeps. 😁
Good explanation on what is prose. Thanks A.P.
I ain’t one for poetry. Ain’t one for prose. Ain’t one for the scent of a spring time rose. But there is one fact that I do know… I sure get a kick outta that critical dragon!
Does Primus count as poetry... next week on Learning with Grumpy Dragons 😂😂
@@ACriticalDragon they ain’t no ZZ Top though. That’s the band for me.
Fantastic video thank you so much.
Thank you, AP!
You are very welcome. Thanks for watching.
Great! just great! Thanks a lot
Feel like I’ve been looking at the trees instead of the forest when thinking about prose and this broader explanation really helped me out thanks! Hey … did I just use a LITERARY DEVICE THERE ????
Thanks for keeping it simple. ;)
I feel a wee bit bad that I glossed over some huge areas of really interesting stuff...
There once was a man named AP
Who uploads videos to the YT
Books lining his halls
As Professor Fireballs
And his nemesis, one Doctor Fanta-C
Verisimilitudinous is a tough rhyme.
Well put!
Well, concisely put at least. The History of Literature is a huge wonderful topic.
@@ACriticalDragon Yes! A very digestible taste of a vast topic.
This is very helpful.
You should see the nonsense answer you get when you Google "what is good prose".
Also, that's not the limerick I know about the man from Nantucket 😂.
There are other Limericks about a man from Nantucket? 😇