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Modern Masterpieces of World Literature

The Modern Masterpieces of World Literature certification course examines how writers travel beyond geographical and linguistic boundaries to gain critical acclaim and acknowledgement across the world. Candidates who participate in this course will learn how these modern fictions gain popularity and develop to become a part of world literature. 

Offered by Harvard University, the Modern Masterpieces of World Literature programme is taught by top faculty like Martin Puchner and David Damrosch. The course instructors will be intent on teaching you the masterpieces of world literature and how it forms a significant part of the tradition of developing small stories into ambitious projects. These stories come from medieval tales and extend up to contemporary novels. 

The Modern Masterpieces of World Literature course by EdX is a 100% online programme. It comprises free video lectures which are available with English subtitles. It is an introductory-level course that will take around eight weeks to complete. Graded tests and a course completion certificate will be available to the candidate upon payment of a fee. Candidates can also enrol in the course free of cost and they will be given access only for a limited duration. 

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8 Weeks
Beginner
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of history
Global Shakespeares Re-Creating the Merchant of Venice

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Global Shakespeares Recreating the Merchant of Venice

The analysis of the play, The Merchant of Venice written by the greatest literary genius of all time, William Shakespeare, is the heart of this course on Global Shakespeares: Recreating the merchant of Venice. This introductory course, Global Shakespeares: Recreating the merchant of Venice programme on literature is offered by edX, an online education provider in partnership with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) which is also, under the guidance of the instructor from the same MIT institution. Global Shakespeares: Recreating the merchant of Venice certification course provides the learner with a well comprehensive curriculum that teaches the play to provide occasions for thoughtful communication for personal, historical, creative, and cultural boundaries.

This short Global Shakespeares: Recreating the merchant of Venice program on Shakespeare plays mainly focuses on an in-depth study of the play to implement the learning outcomes on our own creative ways towards the end during which important concepts like language, gender relations, theatricality, religious and ethnic prejudice, the historical context of the play, and an overall idea about the Shakespearean theatres and works. 

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8 Weeks
Beginner
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of history
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Ancient Masterpieces of World Literature

The Ancient Masterpieces in World Literature online programme, offered by Harvard University, is a short and introductory-level course in Literature. It aims to teach the candidates how the ancient civilisations and cultures defined themselves through literature. It also examines how these literary representations help us understand the cultures and civilisations of the ancient world. 

In the Ancient Masterpieces in World Literature course by edX, the candidates will learn about how myths and foundational histories found their way into people's lives through generations. It will examine how oral storytelling and new writing technologies made these texts immortal in cities, nations, and empires. It also talks about how heroic travellers would be interested in these epics, novels, and story collections.

The Ancient Masterpieces in World Literature certification programme traces the developments in language, literature and writing and its evolution through generations. It covers the legendary accounts of ancient kings, modern court histories, and early-modern exploration. The course is available online and contains video lectures with subtitles in English. It is a six-week programme. There are two options to join the course, free audit and paid certificate modes. In the free audit mode, the learners will be provided with limited access to the course whereas in the paid mode, they will be given a certificate of completion and unlimited access. 

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6 Weeks
Beginner
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of history
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ChinaX Book Club: Five Authors, Five Books, Five Views of China

The ChinaX Book Club: Five Authors, Five Books, Five Views of China course has been meticulously designed to cover primarily all the dynamics of contemporary China with extensive usage of tools like discussion, close reading & analysis. The 5-week self-paced ChinaX Book Club: Five Authors course has been designed to cover all the aspects of cultural & historical transformations of China and even all the levels of engagement, whether them being actual or imaginary engagements. 

ChinaX Book Club: Five Authors, Five Books, Five Views of China certification course by thoroughly using the mentioned tools, explores life in China, and various issues that directly or indirectly concern the Chinese people. By ChinaX Book Club: Five Authors course, candidates get to ponder freely over the power of literature & also its limitations to help imagine China anew. ChinaX Book Club: Five Authors, Five Books, Five Views of China course features numerous interviews of published & highly successful authors, who through their books, try to provide first-hand experience to the candidates regarding the Chinese culture & traditions. 

With the knowledge of close reading & analysis, candidates get to develop their personalised approach to culture, modern literature & historical scenarios. There are 2 tracks offered that may be chosen by the candidates while enrolling for this programme. One is the audit mode which provides limited access, and on the other hand, there is the verified mode which has unlimited course access.

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5 Weeks
Beginner
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Shakespeare Matters

5 Weeks
Beginner
Free
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Shakespeare's Hamlet: The Ghost

4 Weeks
Beginner
Free
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Shakespeare's Life and Work

4 Weeks
Beginner
Free
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Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice: Shylock

4 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Certificate

Shakespeare’s Othello: The Moor

4 Weeks
Beginner
Free
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John Milton: Paradise Lost

4 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Certificate

Books in the Medieval Liturgy

3 Weeks
Beginner
Certificate

The Ethics of Memory

3 Weeks
Beginner
Free

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