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	Course Name	Start Date	Rating
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	University of Pennsylvania Modern & Contemporary American Poetry (“ModPo”) via Coursera 5-10 hours a week , 10 weeks long 5-10 hours a week , 10 weeks long / /	Self paced	5.0 184 Reviews
	University of Adelaide Shakespeare Matters via edX 3-5 hours a week , 5 weeks long 3-5 hours a week , 5 weeks long / /	Self paced	4.8 49 Reviews
	The Great Poem Series: Unbinding Prometheus via OpenLearning / /	Self paced	5.0 18 Reviews
	California Institute of the Arts Sharpened Visions: A Poetry Workshop via Coursera /	30th Dec, 2019	4.3 16 Reviews
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	University of Naples Federico II Dante tra poesia e scienza via edX 8-10 hours a week , 9 weeks long 8-10 hours a week , 9 weeks long /	Self paced	4.9 16 Reviews
	University of Virginia Plagues, Witches, and War: The Worlds of Historical Fiction via Coursera 2-3 hours a week , 12 weeks long 2-3 hours a week , 12 weeks long / /	16th Dec, 2019	4.5 11 Reviews
	University of Naples Federico II Letteratura latina, dalle origini all'età augustea via edX 4-6 hours a week , 6 weeks long 4-6 hours a week , 6 weeks long /	Self paced	4.8 8 Reviews
	National Taiwan University 紅樓夢(The Red Chamber Dream) via Coursera 3-6 hours a week , 6 weeks long 3-6 hours a week , 6 weeks long / /	16th Dec, 2019	5.0 1 Reviews
	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Modern American Poetry via Coursera /	16th Dec, 2019	3.0 1 Reviews
	The Chinese University of Hong Kong Classics of Chinese Humanities: Guided Readings via Coursera 2-3 hours a week , 5 weeks long 2-3 hours a week , 5 weeks long /	23rd Dec, 2019	4.3 4 Reviews
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	National Taiwan University 東坡詞 (Ci Poetry of Su Dong Po) via Coursera 3-5 hours a week , 9 weeks long 3-5 hours a week , 9 weeks long / /	23rd Dec, 2019	5.0 2 Reviews
	The Chinese University of Hong Kong 中國人文經典導讀 via Coursera /	23rd Dec, 2019	No reviews yet.
	Goldsmiths, University of London Introduction to Who Wrote Shakespeare via Coursera 3-4 hours a week , 4 weeks long 3-4 hours a week , 4 weeks long /	23rd Dec, 2019	4.0 2 Reviews
	Saint Petersburg State University Fundamentals of the Chinese character writing (Part 1) via Coursera 4 hours a week , 6 weeks long 4 hours a week , 6 weeks long /	30th Dec, 2019	No reviews yet.
	Tomsk State University Читаем русскую классику вместе. М. Булгаков «Мастер и Маргарита» via Coursera /	30th Dec, 2019	1.0 2 Reviews
	Universidad de los Andes Leer a Macondo: la obra de Gabriel García Márquez via Coursera /	30th Dec, 2019	4.5 2 Reviews
	National Taiwan University 唐詩新思路 (Tang Poetry) via Coursera /	30th Dec, 2019	No reviews yet.
	National Taiwan University 現代文學導讀：詩、散文、小說 via Coursera 4 hours a week , 5 weeks long 4 hours a week , 5 weeks long /	6th Jan, 2020	No reviews yet.
	Keio University The Art of Washi Paper in Japanese Rare Books via FutureLearn 3 hours a week , 2 weeks long 3 hours a week , 2 weeks long /	13th Jan, 2020	No reviews yet.
	George Washington University Poetry: What It Is, and How to Understand It via Udemy /	Self paced	3.0 6 Reviews
	Korea University 고전문헌과 역사문화 via Open Education by Blackboard	Self paced	No reviews yet.
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	Davidson College Electronic Literature via edX 2-4 hours a week , 4 weeks long 2-4 hours a week , 4 weeks long /	Self paced	5.0 1 Reviews
	MéxicoX Seducciones de Sor Juana via edX 5 hours a week , 6 weeks long 5 hours a week , 6 weeks long /	Self paced	No reviews yet.
	Cascadia College Innovative Cascadia Poetry via Canvas Network 2 hours a week , 6 weeks long 2 hours a week , 6 weeks long	Self paced	4.0 1 Reviews
	Dartmouth The American Renaissance: Classic Literature of the 19th Century via edX 3-5 hours a week , 4 weeks long 3-5 hours a week , 4 weeks long /	Self paced	5.0 1 Reviews
	Wellesley College Shakespeare On the Page and in Performance: Young Love via edX 4-5 hours a week , 3 weeks long 4-5 hours a week , 3 weeks long / /	Self paced	5.0 1 Reviews
	Wellesley College Shakespeare On the Page and in Performance: Tragic Love via edX 4-5 hours a week , 4 weeks long 4-5 hours a week , 4 weeks long / /	Self paced	5.0 1 Reviews
	Martin Luther King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail via +Acumen /	Self paced	No reviews yet.
	University of Foggia Percorsi di storia della letteratura italiana: l’epica cavalleresca via EduOpen	Self paced	No reviews yet.
	University of Pavia Livres enluminés à la cour des Sforza via iversity / /	Self paced	No reviews yet.
	Bibliotheca Alexandrina Modern Literature of Alexandria via edX / /	Self paced	No reviews yet.
	Harvard University Poetry in America: Whitman via edX 3-5 hours a week , 4 weeks long 3-5 hours a week , 4 weeks long /	Self paced	No reviews yet.
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	Harvard University Poetry in America: The Civil War and Its Aftermath via edX 3-5 hours a week , 4 weeks long 3-5 hours a week , 4 weeks long	Self paced	No reviews yet.
	Harvard University Poetry in America: Modernism via edX 3-5 hours a week , 8 weeks long 3-5 hours a week , 8 weeks long /	Self paced	No reviews yet.
	Brown University Fantastic Places, Unhuman Humans: Exploring Humanity Through Literature via edX 2-3 hours a week , 3 weeks long 2-3 hours a week , 3 weeks long /	Self paced	No reviews yet.
	European University at St. Petersburg Археология фольклора: мифологические мотивы на карте мира via Stepik /	Self paced	No reviews yet.
	Dartmouth John Milton: Paradise Lost via edX 2-8 hours a week , 4 weeks long 2-8 hours a week , 4 weeks long / /	Self paced	5.0 1 Reviews
	University of California, Berkeley AP® English Literature & Composition – Part 1: Stories via edX 4-5 hours a week , 7 weeks long 4-5 hours a week , 7 weeks long / /	Self paced	No reviews yet.
	Linnaeus University Fantastic Fiction and Where to Find It via Canvas Network 3 hours a week , 6 weeks long 3 hours a week , 6 weeks long	Self paced	5.0 1 Reviews
	Georgetown University The Divine Comedy: Dante's Journey to Freedom via edX 9-10 hours a week , 8 weeks long 9-10 hours a week , 8 weeks long / /	Self paced	3.7 3 Reviews
	University of California, Berkeley AP® English Literature & Composition – Part 2: Poems via edX 4-5 hours a week , 7 weeks long 4-5 hours a week , 7 weeks long / /	Self paced	No reviews yet.
	University of Naples Federico II La Letteratura latina in età post-augustea via edX 6-8 hours a week , 7 weeks long 6-8 hours a week , 7 weeks long /	Self paced	5.0 5 Reviews
	Tsinghua University 唐宋词鉴赏 \| Introduction to Ci Poems in the Tang and Song Dynasty via edX 3-4 hours a week , 8 weeks long 3-4 hours a week , 8 weeks long	Self paced	No reviews yet.
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	University of California, Berkeley AP® English Literature & Composition – Part 3: Plays via edX 4-5 hours a week , 7 weeks long 4-5 hours a week , 7 weeks long / /	Self paced	No reviews yet.
	Sorbonne Universités Oscar Wilde, écrivain et penseur du langage via edX 4-6 hours a week , 6 weeks long 4-6 hours a week , 6 weeks long / /	Self paced	No reviews yet.
	Ministry of Higher Education of Afghanistan Contemporary Manuscript Illumination of Herat via edX 6-8 hours a week , 6 weeks long 6-8 hours a week , 6 weeks long /	Self paced	No reviews yet.
	Universidad Autónoma de Madrid The Spain of Don Quixote via edX 4-5 hours a week , 7 weeks long 4-5 hours a week , 7 weeks long / /	Self paced	No reviews yet.
	Harvard University Masterpieces of World Literature via edX 5-7 hours a week , 12 weeks long 5-7 hours a week , 12 weeks long /	Self paced	4.5 4 Reviews
	Harvard University Ancient Masterpieces of World Literature via edX 3-6 hours a week , 6 weeks long 3-6 hours a week , 6 weeks long /	Self paced	5.0 1 Reviews
	Harvard University Modern Masterpieces of World Literature via edX 3-6 hours a week , 8 weeks long 3-6 hours a week , 8 weeks long /	Self paced	No reviews yet.

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