Romanticism Courses and Certifications

English Romantic Poetry: Art, Crisis, and the Radical Imagination (Live Online)

37 ratings at CourseHorse

Explore how poetry and politics collided in the aftermath of the French Revolution through the works of some of England’s most influential Romantic writers.

• CourseHorse
• 12 hours
• Self-Paced
• $335.00

Origins of Philosophical Romanticism (Live Online)

33 ratings at CourseHorse

Explore a movement that challenged the long-standing divide between reason and imagination, revealing art as a profound expression of philosophical insight.

• CourseHorse
• 12 hours
• Self-Paced
• $335.00

British Romantic Literature

An exploration of British Romantic literature.

• Swayam
• Available until Oct 31, 2026
• Free Online Course

NPTEL;  IIT Madras

English Literature of the Romantic Period, 1798-1832

Survey the poetry, fiction, aesthetics, politics, and visual arts of English Romanticism from 1798 to 1832.

• YouTube
• 10 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Frankenstein - Part 10

Explore the final part of Frankenstein, examining nature's beauty, Victor's death, and Anna K. Mellor's commentary on Mary Shelley's work.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Frankenstein - Part 1

Explore Victor Frankenstein as an 18th-century scientist and modern Prometheus, examining Shelley's use of regenerative medicine concepts.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Charting the Avant Garde: From Romanticism to Utopic Abstraction

3 ratings

Trace art's rebellions from Romanticism, Realism, and Impressionism through Fauvism, Cubism, and German Expressionism to the pure abstraction of Kandinsky, Mondrian, and Malevich.

• Kadenze
• 50 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Delacroix

6 ratings at OpenLearn

In this free course, Delacroix, you will be introduced to a variety of Delacroix's work and will see how his paintings relate to the cultural transition from Enlightenment to Romanticism. You will...

• OpenLearn
• 16 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

The Enlightenment

4 ratings at OpenLearn

The free course will examine the Enlightenment. To help understand the nature and scale of the cultural changes of the time, we offer a 'map' of the conceptual territory and the intellectual and ...

• OpenLearn
• 16 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Dave's Art History Classes

French Art - Romanticism & Realism

A lecture on Romanticism and Realism in 18th- and 19th-century art, using major works to explore emotion, imagination, historical context, and social observation.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Shelley's A Defence of Poetry - Part 2

Explore Shelley's views on poetry's societal impact, morality, and role as a private entity. Examine connections to drama and Milton's work.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Frankenstein - Part 3: Natural Philosophy, Alchemy, and Scientific Accountability

Explore how Shelley portrays Natural Philosophy, Alchemy, and scientific accountability in Frankenstein.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Early Indian English Poetry - Toru Dutt's "Sita" and "Our Casuarina Tree" - Part 3

Explore Toru Dutt's "Sita" and "Our Casuarina Tree" to understand the fusion of Indian and Western literary traditions, themes of memory, nostalgia, and romantic elements in early Indian English poetry.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Early Indian English Poetry - Part 2

Explore the intricate synthesis of Western and Eastern literary traditions through select poems by Henry Derozio and Toru Dutt, examining their unique blend of Indian themes with sonnet forms.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

IIT Madras;  University of Hyderabad;  NPTEL

English Literature of the Romantic Period, 1798-1832

This is intended as a survey of one of the most significant periods in English literature, the Romantic Age. It provides the socio-cultural backgrounds, key features of the poetry and fiction and an introduction to some of the key poets and poems from th…

• Swayam
• 8 weeks
• No Longer Offered
• Free Online Course