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AD	Cambridge Judge Business School Executive Education Digital Disruption: Digital Transformation Strategies via EMERITUS	11th June, 2020	5.0
	University of Pennsylvania Modern & Contemporary American Poetry (“ModPo”) Coursera 5-10 hours a week , 10 weeks long 5-10 hours a week , 10 weeks long / /	Self paced	5.0 184 Reviews
	The University of Sheffield Literature of the English Country House FutureLearn /	4th May, 2020	4.7 64 Reviews
	University of Adelaide Shakespeare Matters 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 OpenLearning / /	Self paced	5.0 18 Reviews
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	University of Naples Federico II Dante tra poesia e scienza 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 Naples Federico II Letteratura latina, dalle origini all'età augustea 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-母神崇拜 (The Red Chamber Dream (2)) Coursera 3-6 hours a week , 9 weeks long 3-6 hours a week , 9 weeks long / /	30th Mar, 2020	No reviews yet.
	Nanjing University 理解马克思 Coursera /	30th Mar, 2020	No reviews yet.
	Hebrew University of Jerusalem Modern Hebrew Poetry שירה עברית מודרנית Coursera 2-3 hours a week , 14 weeks long 2-3 hours a week , 14 weeks long / /	30th Mar, 2020	No reviews yet.
	The University of Tokyo Words Spun Out of Images: Visual and Literary Culture in Nineteenth Century Japan Coursera 2-3 hours a week , 4 weeks long 2-3 hours a week , 4 weeks long /	30th Mar, 2020	No reviews yet.
AD	The Best Online Courses of All Time (2020) via Class Central	Flexible	5.0
	Universidad de los Andes Gabriel García Márquez entre el poder, la historia y el amor Coursera /	30th Mar, 2020	5.0 5 Reviews
	University of Newcastle Fairy Tales: Meanings, Messages, and Morals edX 2-3 hours a week , 3 weeks long 2-3 hours a week , 3 weeks long / /	1st Apr, 2020	No reviews yet.
	National Taiwan University 紅樓夢(The Red Chamber Dream) Coursera 3-6 hours a week , 6 weeks long 3-6 hours a week , 6 weeks long / /	6th Apr, 2020	5.0 1 Reviews
	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Modern American Poetry Coursera /	6th Apr, 2020	3.0 1 Reviews
	Harvard University Shakespeare's Life and Work edX 5-7 hours a week , 4 weeks long 5-7 hours a week , 4 weeks long /	8th Apr, 2020	No reviews yet.
	Harvard University Shakespeare’s Othello: The Moor edX 5-7 hours a week , 4 weeks long 5-7 hours a week , 4 weeks long /	8th Apr, 2020	5.0 2 Reviews
	Harvard University Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice: Shylock edX 5-7 hours a week , 4 weeks long 5-7 hours a week , 4 weeks long /	8th Apr, 2020	5.0 1 Reviews
	Harvard University Shakespeare's Hamlet: The Ghost edX 5-7 hours a week , 4 weeks long 5-7 hours a week , 4 weeks long / /	8th Apr, 2020	5.0 4 Reviews
	California Institute of the Arts Sharpened Visions: A Poetry Workshop Coursera /	23rd Mar, 2020	4.3 16 Reviews
	Harvard University Japanese Books: From Manuscript to Print edX 1-2 hours a week , 9 weeks long 1-2 hours a week , 9 weeks long	Self paced	No reviews yet.
	The Chinese University of Hong Kong Classics of Chinese Humanities: Guided Readings Coursera 2-3 hours a week , 5 weeks long 2-3 hours a week , 5 weeks long /	13th Apr, 2020	4.3 4 Reviews
AD	Cambridge Judge Business School Executive Education Digital Disruption: Digital Transformation Strategies via EMERITUS	11th June, 2020	5.0
	National Taiwan University 東坡詞 (Ci Poetry of Su Dong Po) Coursera 3-5 hours a week , 9 weeks long 3-5 hours a week , 9 weeks long / /	13th Apr, 2020	5.0 2 Reviews
	The Chinese University of Hong Kong 中國人文經典導讀 Coursera /	13th Apr, 2020	No reviews yet.
	Goldsmiths, University of London Introduction to Who Wrote Shakespeare Coursera 3-4 hours a week , 4 weeks long 3-4 hours a week , 4 weeks long /	13th Apr, 2020	4.0 2 Reviews
	National Taiwan University 現代文學導讀：詩、散文、小說 Coursera 4 hours a week , 5 weeks long 4 hours a week , 5 weeks long /	20th Apr, 2020	No reviews yet.
	University of Reading A-level Study Boost: Unseen Poetry and the Creative Process FutureLearn 3 hours a week , 2 weeks long 3 hours a week , 2 weeks long	20th Apr, 2020	No reviews yet.
	Trinity College Dublin The History of the Book in the Early Modern Period: 1450 to 1800 FutureLearn 3 hours a week , 4 weeks long 3 hours a week , 4 weeks long	20th Apr, 2020	No reviews yet.
	Harvard University Poetry in America: The Poetry of Early New England edX	Self paced	No reviews yet.
	Harvard University Poetry in America: Whitman edX 3-6 hours a week , 8 weeks long 3-6 hours a week , 8 weeks long	Self paced	4.0 1 Reviews
	George Washington University Poetry: What It Is, and How to Understand It Udemy /	Self paced	3.0 6 Reviews
	Korea University 고전문헌과 역사문화 Open Education by Blackboard	Self paced	No reviews yet.
	MéxicoX Seducciones de Sor Juana edX /	Self paced	No reviews yet.
AD	The Best Online Courses of All Time (2020) via Class Central	Flexible	5.0
	Davidson College Electronic Literature edX 2-4 hours a week , 4 weeks long 2-4 hours a week , 4 weeks long /	Self paced	5.0 1 Reviews
	Dartmouth The American Renaissance: Classic Literature of the 19th Century 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 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 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 +Acumen /	Self paced	No reviews yet.
	University of Foggia Percorsi di storia della letteratura italiana: l’epica cavalleresca EduOpen	Self paced	No reviews yet.
	University of Pavia Livres enluminés à la cour des Sforza iversity / /	Self paced	No reviews yet.
	Bibliotheca Alexandrina Modern Literature of Alexandria edX / /	Self paced	No reviews yet.
	Harvard University Poetry in America: Whitman 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: The Civil War and Its Aftermath edX 3-5 hours a week , 4 weeks long 3-5 hours a week , 4 weeks long	Self paced	5.0 1 Reviews
	Harvard University Poetry in America: Modernism edX 3-5 hours a week , 8 weeks long 3-5 hours a week , 8 weeks long /	Self paced	No reviews yet.
AD	2019's Most Popular Free Online Courses via Class Central	Flexible	5.0
	Brown University Fantastic Places, Unhuman Humans: Exploring Humanity Through Literature 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 Stepik /	Self paced	No reviews yet.
	Dartmouth John Milton: Paradise Lost 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 edX 4-5 hours a week , 7 weeks long 4-5 hours a week , 7 weeks long / /	Self paced	No reviews yet.
	Georgetown University The Divine Comedy: Dante's Journey to Freedom 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 edX 4-5 hours a week , 7 weeks long 4-5 hours a week , 7 weeks long / /	Self paced	No reviews yet.
	University of California, Berkeley AP® English Literature & Composition – Part 3: Plays edX 4-5 hours a week , 7 weeks long 4-5 hours a week , 7 weeks long / /	Self paced	No reviews yet.

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