World Literature Courses and Certifications

Critical Arabic (Live Online)

33 ratings at CourseHorse

Delve into the depth and diversity of the Arabic linguistic and literary tradition, from the Qur’an and pre-Islamic poetry to contemporary literature.

• CourseHorse
• 24 hours
• Self-Paced
• $1,323.00

The Mahabharata: Myth, Poetry, and Dharma (Live Online)

33 ratings at CourseHorse

Explore one of the world’s greatest epics as a living dialogue on ethics, duty, and the human condition.

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

Cry, The Beloved Country Study Guide

Study Alan Paton’s novel through its historical context, literary analysis, devices, characters, quotations, and chapter summaries.

• Study.com
• 16 hours 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Crime and Punishment Study Guide

Study Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment through literary analysis of its themes, symbols, characters, dreams, and historical context.

• Study.com
• 11 hours 36 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

All Quiet on the Western Front Study Guide

Study literary context, themes, characters, chapter summaries, and quotations from All Quiet on the Western Front through concise lessons and quizzes.

• Study.com
• 6 hours 40 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

View High School: English 4

Survey major English and world literary traditions from the Middle Ages through contemporary works, with literary theory, research, and citation practice.

• Study.com
• 12 hours 56 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Understanding English Literature Flashcards

Review essential literature vocabulary, major authors, and novels across American, British, English, Shakespearean, contemporary, and world literature with flashcard sets.

• Study.com
• 9 hours 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Euro Noir: Cultural Identity in European Popular Crime Narratives

1 rating

Learn how crime novels, films and television dramas can help investigate European cultural identity.

• edX
• 10 weeks, 4-5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Invitation to The Tale of Genji: The Foundational Elements of Japanese Culture

12 ratings at edX

Explore the world's oldest novel written in the eleventh century and develop the perspective to understand Japanese classical literature and the foundation of Japanese culture.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 4-5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

中西经典对话（英语）

通过自然与飞禽等文学意象，对话解读中西经典，拓展跨文化文学视野。

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

MEG-07: Indian English Literature

Explore Indian English literature through nationalist nonfiction, major novels, women writers, diaspora fiction, poetry, and drama.

• Swayam
• 16 weeks
• Available until Nov 15, 2026
• Free Online Course

MEG-10: English Studies in India

Examines Indian English literature through its histories, evolving canon, and efforts to decolonize literary study.

• Swayam
• 16 weeks
• Available until Nov 15, 2026
• Free Online Course

OULE - 002 Contemporary Urdu Fiction

Survey Urdu fiction’s development through contemporary short stories, novels, and drama, with close readings of works by Manto, Qurrat-ul-Ain Hyder, and others.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Nov 15, 2026
• Free Online Course

MEG-13: Writings from the Margins

Explores Dalit and Adivasi literature, culture, history, identity, and worldviews through poetry, fiction, drama, autobiography, and oral traditions.

• Swayam
• 16 weeks
• Available until Nov 15, 2026
• Free Online Course

MUD-002: Urdu Ghazal

Survey of classical and modern Urdu ghazal through its forms, history, and major poets from the Deccan and North India.

• Swayam
• 16 weeks
• Available until Nov 15, 2026
• Free Online Course