Literature Courses and Certifications

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret Study Guide

Comprehensive analysis of Judy Blume's classic novel, exploring literary elements, characters, chapter summaries, and teaching strategies for deeper understanding and engagement.

• Study.com
• 2 hours 48 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Sharpened Visions: A Poetry Workshop

19 reviews

Why just write poems when you can write better ones? This course is built on the notion that the most exciting writing begins after the first draft.

• Coursera
• 8-9 hours
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Microcredential

Exploring Piano Literature: The Piano Sonata

41 ratings at Coursera

Analyze piano sonatas from Scarlatti to modern composers, exploring historical developments, inner workings, and key passages across three courses featuring various locations and instruments.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 10 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Paid Course
• 3 courses

Dante's Paradise: The Final Cantos and Beatific Vision - Lecture 23

1 review

Explore Dante's final cantos of Paradise, examining the Empyrean, celestial rose, and the poet's struggle to describe his divine vision as his pilgrimage concludes.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 8 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Dante's Paradise XXVII-XXIX - Cosmology, Creation, and Theological Themes

1 review

Exploración profunda de los cantos XXVII-XXIX del Paraíso de Dante, analizando temas como la crítica al papado, la cosmología y la creación, con conexiones a personajes del Infierno y reflexiones teológicas.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 14 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Icarus: entering the world of myth

13 ratings at OpenLearn

This free course, Icarus: entering the world of myth, will introduce you to one of the best-known myths from classical antiquity and its various re-tellings in later periods. You will begin by ...

• OpenLearn
• 3 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus

9 ratings at OpenLearn

What does Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus tell us about the author and the time at which the play was written? This free course, Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus, will help you to ...

• OpenLearn
• 15 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Sam Selvon, The Lonely Londoners

This free course concentrates on Sam Selvon's twentieth-century novel, The Lonely Londoners. It considers the depiction of migration in the text as well as Selvon's treatment of memory as a vital ...

• OpenLearn
• 10 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Exploring Homer’s Odyssey

2 ratings at OpenLearn

Dive into Homer's Odyssey, exploring heroism, cunning, and faithfulness through Odysseus and Penelope's epic journey. Analyze ancient Greek values and their modern relevance.

• OpenLearn
• 6 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Simon Fraser University

Generative Art and Computational Creativity

21 reviews

Explore generative art and computational creativity through various disciplines, learning algorithms and techniques to create novel artifacts and aesthetic experiences using MAX software.

• Kadenze
• 12 weeks
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

The Writer and the Critic - Marilynne Robinson and James Wood in Conversation

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Marilynne Robinson engages in a thought-provoking dialogue with literary critic James Wood, exploring literature, religion, and contemporary issues in American culture.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 18 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Essence of Leadership: Explorations from Literature

What does it mean to lead by example? Enter the world of classic literature and explore different aspects of leadership embodied by strong, and sometimes quirky characters and complex situations that pose dilemmas.

• edX
• 7 weeks, 2-4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Dante's Divine Comedy

153 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

Join two gifted teachers as they share the fruit of two lifetimes' worth of historical and literary expertise in this introduction to one of the greatest works ever written.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 12 hours 12 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

The Odyssey of Homer

150 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

Take a detailed look at Homer's ancient Greek masterpiece of adventure.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 6 hours 7 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

George Orwell and Nineteen Eighty-Four

9 ratings at OpenLearn

This course will introduce you to the work and writings of George Orwell through a study of his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984). By studying the book, well-known for its depiction of a ...

• OpenLearn
• 10 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate