Series The Great Courses: Literature and Language

109 Works Popularity 6,223 (1,919 Members) 6,189 Books 180 Reviews 4.1
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20th Century American Fiction by Arnold Weinstein 27 copies, 1 review230
The Aeneid of Virgil [The Great Courses] by Elizabeth Vandiver 105 copies, 2 reviews303
Analysis and Critique: How to Engage and Write About Anything by Dorsey Armstrong 105 copies, 2 reviews2133
Ancient Writing and the History of the Alphabet by John McWhorter 20 copies, 2 reviews20020
The Art of Reading by Timothy Spurgin 159 copies, 4 reviews2198
Banned Books, Burned Books: Forbidden Literary Works by Maureen Corrigan 17 copies, 1 review20050
Becoming a Great Essayist by Jennifer Cognard-Black 31 copies, 1 review2521
The Bible and Western Culture by Various Professors 20 copies637
Biblical Hebrew: Learning a Sacred Language by Michael Carasik 30 copies2256
Books That Have Made History: Books That Can Change Your Life by J. Rufus Fears 176 copies, 1 review4600
Building Great Sentences: Exploring the Writer's Craft by Brooks Landon 395 copies, 8 reviews2368
A Children's Guide to Folklore and Wonder Tales by Hannah B. Harvey 24 copies2411
Classic Novels: Meeting the Challenge of Great Literature by Arnold Weinstein 69 copies, 1 review2310
Classical Mythology [The Great Courses] by Elizabeth Vandiver 209 copies, 7 reviews243
Classics of American Literature by Arnold Weinstein 89 copies250
Classics of British Literature by John Sutherland 65 copies, 2 reviews2400
Classics of Russian Literature by Irwin Weil 79 copies, 2 reviews2830
Comedy Through the Ages by Seth Lerer 10 copies225
Dante's Divine Comedy by William R. Cook 109 copies, 1 review287
A Day's Read by Arnold Weinstein 38 copies, 2 reviews2161
Emerson, Thoreau, and the Transcendentalist Movement by Ashton Nichols 88 copies, 1 review2598
English Grammar Boot Camp by Anne Curzan 74 copies, 2 reviews2222
English in America: A Linguistic History by Natalie Schilling 50 copies, 1 review2274
The English Novel by Timothy Spurgin 76 copies, 2 reviews2429
From Plato to Post-modernism: Understanding the Essence of Literature and the Role of the Author by Louis Markos 26 copies, 1 review295
George Orwell: A Sage for All Seasons by Michael Shelden 19 copies, 1 review2454
Great American Bestsellers: The Books That Shaped America by Peter Conn 62 copies, 1 review2527
Great Authors of the Western Literary Tradition, 2nd Edition, Parts 1-7 by Great Courses 90 copies, 6 reviews2100
Great Mythologies of the World by Various Professors 122 copies, 5 reviews2380
Great Utopian and Dystopian Works of Literature by Pamela Bedore 51 copies, 6 reviews2341
Great Writers: Their Lives and Works by John B. Fisher 14 copies, 1 review209
Greek 101: Learning an Ancient Language by Hans-Friedrich Mueller 42 copies2280
Greek Tragedy [The Great Courses] by Elizabeth Vandiver 66 copies, 2 reviews217
Herodotus: The Father of History by Elizabeth Vandiver 105 copies, 2 reviews2353
Heroes and Legends: The Most Influential Characters of Literature by Thomas A. Shippey 74 copies, 3 reviews2192
The History of the English Language by Seth Lerer 145 copies, 2 reviews2250
The History of World Literature by Grant L Voth 76 copies2300
How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe 115 copies, 7 reviews2984
How to Publish Your Book by Jane Friedman 24 copies, 1 review2553
How to Read and Understand Poetry by Willard Spiegelman 40 copies, 1 review266
How to Read and Understand Shakespeare by Marc C. Conner 80 copies, 2 reviews2711
How to Write Best-Selling Fiction by James Scott Bell 24 copies, 1 review2533
The Iliad of Homer [The Great Courses] by Elizabeth Vandiver 164 copies, 6 reviews301
Joyce's Ulysses [The Great Courses] by James A. W. Heffernan 82 copies, 2 reviews237
King Arthur: History and Legend by Dorsey Armstrong 95 copies, 4 reviews2376
Language A to Z by John McWhorter 91 copies, 8 reviews2291
Language and Society: What Your Speech Says About You by Valerie Fridland 47 copies, 1 review2263
Language and the Mind by Spencer D. Kelly 23 copies1623
Language Families of the World by John McWhorter 76 copies, 4 reviews2235
Latin 101: Learning a Classical Language by Hans-Friedrich Mueller 88 copies2201
Learning French: A Rendezvous with French-Speaking Cultures by Ann Williams 23 copies2840
Learning German: A Journey through Language and Culture by Professor James Pfrehm 26 copies2846
Learning Spanish II: How to Understand and Speak a New Language by Bill Worden 32 copies2816
Learning Spanish: How to Understand and Speak a New Language by Bill Worden 36 copies2810
The Life and Work of Mark Twain by Stephen Railton 46 copies, 1 review2567
The Life and Writings of Geoffrey Chaucer by Seth Lerer 32 copies, 2 reviews304
The Life and Writings of John Milton by Seth Lerer 30 copies, 1 review305
Life Lessons from the Great Books by J. Rufus Fears 51 copies, 2 reviews2180
Literary Modernism: The Struggle for Modern History by Jeffrey Perl 19 copies, 1 review292
The Lives and Works of the English Romantic Poets by Willard Spiegelman 27 copies, 2 reviews2477
Masterpieces of Ancient Greek Literature by David J. Schenker 47 copies, 1 review2390
Masterpieces of Short Fiction by Michael Krasny 41 copies2317
Masterpieces of the Imaginative Mind: Literature's Most Fantastic Works by Eric S. Rabkin 60 copies, 1 review2997
Masterworks of Early 20th-Century Literature by David Thorburn 25 copies, 2 reviews2539
Medieval Heroines in History and Legend by Bonnie Wheeler 37 copies, 1 review2937
Modern British Drama by Peter Saccio 16 copies, 1 review291
Myth in Human History by Grant L Voth 83 copies, 2 reviews2332
Myths, Lies and Half-Truths of Language Usage by John McWhorter 86 copies, 5 reviews2212
The Odyssey of Homer [The Great Courses] by Elizabeth Vandiver 130 copies, 5 reviews302
Old English Literature: Language as History by Renée R. Trilling 8 copies30020
Representing Justice: Stories of Law and Literature by Susan Sage Heinzelman 14 copies, 1 review2336
Rise of the Novel: Exploring History's Greatest Early Works by Leo Damrosch 16 copies2417
Science Fiction: The Literature of the Technological Imagination by Eric Rabkin 15 copies296
Screenwriting 101: Mastering the Art of Story by Angus Fletcher 25 copies2126
The Secret Life of Words: English Words and Their Origins by Anne Curzan 117 copies, 5 reviews2140
The Secrets of Great Mystery and Suspense Fiction by David Schmid 39 copies, 6 reviews2442
Shakespeare's Tragedies by Clare R. Kinney 54 copies, 1 review2752
Shakespeare: The Word & the Action by Peter Saccio 79 copies273
The Skeptic's Guide to the Great Books by Grant L Voth 51 copies, 3 reviews2112
The Soul and the City: Art Literature and Urban Life by Arnold Weinstein 17 copies, 1 review484
The Story of Human Language by John McWhorter 258 copies, 11 reviews1600
Understanding Linguistics: The Science of Language (Great Courses, BOOK ONLY) by John McWhorter 37 copies2270
Understanding Literature and Life: Drama, Poetry and Narrative by Arnold Weinstein 42 copies210
The Western Literary Canon in Context by John M. Bowers 56 copies, 2 reviews2120
William Shakespeare: Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies by Peter Saccio 126 copies, 7 reviews280
Writing and Civilization: From Ancient Worlds to Modernity by Marc Zender 52 copies, 1 review2241
Writing Creative Nonfiction by Tilar J. Mazzeo 102 copies, 1 review2154
Writing Great Fiction: Storytelling Tips and Techniques by James Hynes 155 copies, 4 reviews2541

Collections and Selections

Building Great Sentences: Exploring the Writer's Craft: Part 1 of 2 by Brooks Landon 1 copy2368
Building Great Sentences: Exploring the Writer's Craft: Part 2 of 2 by Brooks Landon 46 copies2368
Classical Mythology, Part 1 by Elizabeth Vandiver 12 copies243
Classical Mythology, Part 2 by Elizabeth Vandiver 7 copies243
Great Authors of the Western Literary Tradition, 2nd Edition, Part 1: Near Eastern and Mediterranean Foundations by Elizabeth Vandiver 6 copies2100
Greek Tragedy: Part 1 by Elizabeth Vandiver 6 copies217
Greek Tragedy: Part 2 by Elizabeth Vandiver 7 copies217
Herodotus, the Father of History: Part 2 by Elizabeth Vandiver 2 copies2353
Latin 101: Learning a Classical Language, Lectures 19-36 by Hans-Friedrich Mueller 2 copies2201
The Lives and Works of the English Romantic Poets, Part 1 of 2 by Willard Spiegelman 3 copies2477
The Lives and Works of the English Romantic Poets, Part 2 of 2 by Willard Spiegelman 3 copies2477
Masterworks of Early 20th-Century Literature - part 1 of 2 by David Thorburn 3 copies2539
Shakespeare: The Word and the Action: Part I by Peter Saccio 2 copies273
Shakespeare: The Word and the Action: Part II by Peter Saccio 3 copies273
St. Augustine's Confessions, Part 1 of 2 by William R. Cook 9 copies6627
Understanding linguistics the science of language by John McWhorter 12 copies2270
Understanding Linguistics: The Science of Language by John McWhorter 20 copies2270
Understanding Linguistics: The Science of Language by John McWhorter 10 copies2270
William Shakespeare: Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies, Part 1 by Peter Saccio 4 copies280
William Shakespeare: Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies, Part 2 by Peter Saccio 7 copies280
William Shakespeare: Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies, Part 3 by Peter Saccio 6 copies280

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