Did any quotes of any writer ever inspired you in any way? From Dickens to Shakespeare, from Chaucer to Kipling and from Austen to Blake. These writer’s inspirational short talks are the main focus of this course.
This course is for you if you like to know more about the world’s great writers. The talks were produced as part of the Great Writers Inspire Project. This course will let you to the life of the world’s greatest writers.
Assessment
This course does not involve any written exams. Students need to answer 5 assignment questions to complete the course, the answers will be in the form of written work in pdf or word. Students can write the answers in their own time. Each answer needs to be 200 words (1 Page). Once the answers are submitted, the tutor will check and assess the work.
Certification
Edukite courses are free to study. To successfully complete a course you must submit all the assignment of the course as part of the assessment. Upon successful completion of a course, you can choose to make your achievement formal by obtaining your Certificate at a cost of £49.
Having an Official Edukite Certification is a great way to celebrate and share your success. You can:
- Add the certificate to your CV or resume and brighten up your career
- Show it to prove your success
Course Credit: University of Oxford
Course Curriculum
| Module: 01 | |||
| Shakespeare and the Stage | 00:15:00 | ||
| Beowulf | 00:13:00 | ||
| Jonathan Swift and the Art of Undressing | 00:11:00 | ||
| 18th Century Labouring Class Poetry | 00:11:00 | ||
| William Blake | 00:12:00 | ||
| Module: 02 | |||
| George Eliot – A Very Large Brain | 00:11:00 | ||
| Katherine Mansfield and Rhythm Magazine | 00:20:00 | ||
| Olive Schreiner | 00:11:00 | ||
| J.M. Coetzee | 00:13:00 | ||
| Why Dickens? | 00:10:00 | ||
| Module: 03 | |||
| Only Collect: An Introduction to the World of the Poetic Miscellany | 00:14:00 | ||
| The Lure of the East: the Oriental and Philosophical Tale in Eighteenth-Century England | 00:13:00 | ||
| John Milton | 00:19:00 | ||
| Mary Leapor | 00:13:00 | ||
| Ezra Pound | 00:15:00 | ||
| Module: 04 | |||
| Chaucer | 00:14:00 | ||
| Julian Thompson on Wilkie Collins | 00:17:00 | ||
| What is a Great Writer? An academic panel discusses the question. | 00:48:00 | ||
| Great Writers Inspire- An Introduction to the Project | 00:46:00 | ||
| The Watsons: Jane Austen Practising | 00:27:00 | ||
| Module: 05 | |||
| Jane Austen’s Manuscripts Explored | 00:10:00 | ||
| Dickens’s Points of View | 00:32:00 | ||
| What is a Classic? English Graduate Conference 2012 Panel Debate, Talk 1 | 00:19:00 | ||
| What is a Classic? English Graduate Conference 2012 Panel Debate, Talk 2 | 00:06:00 | ||
| What is a Classic? English Graduate Conference 2012 Panel Debate, Talk 3 | 00:13:00 | ||
| Module: 06 | |||
| Shakespeare and Voice | 00:08:00 | ||
| Julian Thompson on Sir Walter Scott | 00:18:00 | ||
| Julian Thompson on Rudyard Kipling | 00:20:00 | ||
| Great Writers Inspire Great Writing | 00:09:00 | ||
| Oscar Wilde’s Women | 00:16:00 | ||
| Assessment | |||
| Submit Your Assignment | 00:00:00 | ||
| Certification | 00:00:00 | ||
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