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General Humanities

Precepted by Dr. Robert Steed

Current and Upcoming Modules in the Classical Literature Portal

February 2026

A Sip of Tea and Tea Culture Candidate

Precepted by Dr. Robert Steed

All Modules in Classical Literature Portal

Module	Preceptor	Sector	Portals
Alexander the Great: Empire, Genius, and Myth	Adam Beaton	General Humanities Sector	Classical Literature History The Greco-Roman World
Ancient Near East Literature and the Old Testament	Dr. Joel D. Ruark	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Bible Classical Literature Comparative Mythology Religious Studies
An Intensive Reading of the Tao Te Ching/Daode jing 道德經 Part II	Dr. Robert Steed	General Humanities Sector	China Classical Literature Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Ecocriticism History Japan Le Guin Magic Metaphysics Philosophy Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages
An Intensive Reading of the Zhuangzi/Chuang Tzu 莊子	Dr. Robert Steed	General Humanities Sector	Anime China Classical Literature Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Ethics Fantasy History Japan Le Guin Metaphysics Philosophy Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages
An Introduction to Classical Philosophy	Dr. Hamish Williams	General Humanities Sector	Classical Literature Ethics Metaphysics Philosophy
An Introduction to Hinduism	Dr. Robert Steed	General Humanities Sector	Classical Literature Comparative Mythology Ethics History Metaphysics Philosophy Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages
A Sip of Tea and Tea Culture	Dr. Robert Steed	General Humanities Sector	China Classical Literature Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Food History Japan Poetry Religious Studies
Bible as Literature: The Gospels in the Their Contexts	Dr. Larry Swain	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Bible Classical Literature Religious Studies The Greco-Roman World
Book Club: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Ha! Ha! You’re Mine!	Pilar Barrera	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Classical Literature Gothic Literature Monsters Romanticism Science Fiction
Christmas Carols in Latin!	Dr. Larry Swain	Language Sector	Advanced Languages Beginning Languages Bible Classical Literature Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages
Creative Writing: Aristotle's Poetics for Story-Tellers	Dr. Julian Barr	Creative Writing Sector	Adaptation Theory Classical Literature Collaborative Feedback Composition Creative Writing Cultural Studies Philosophy Poetry The Greco-Roman World
C.S. Lewis' The Four Loves and Greek Philosophy	Dr. Julian Barr	General Humanities Sector	British Literature Classical Literature CS Lewis Cultural Studies Philosophy Religious Studies The Greco-Roman World The Inklings
Exploring Pu Songling's Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio 聊齋誌異	Pilar Barrera Dr. Robert Steed	Fantasy Studies Sector	China Classical Literature East Asian Studies Fairy Tales Fantasy History Magic Monsters Religious Studies
Exploring Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義	Dr. Robert Steed	General Humanities Sector	China Classical Literature Cultural Studies East Asian Studies History Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages Video Games
Exploring Sei Shonagon's The Pillow Book 枕草子	Dr. Robert Steed	General Humanities Sector	Classical Literature Cultural Studies East Asian Studies History Japan Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages Women's Studies
Introduction to Japanese Religions Series	Dr. Robert Steed	General Humanities Sector	Anime Classical Literature Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Ethics History Japan Magic Metaphysics Philosophy Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages
Literature & Storytelling Tutorials [ST]	Signum Tutorials Faculty Member	Signum Tutorials Sector	Arthurian Literature British Literature Children’s Literature Classical Literature Dystopian Literature Gothic Literature Literacy Skills Travel Literature Young Adult Literature
Ovid's Metamorphoses	Lauren Allen	Language Sector	Advanced Languages Beginning Languages Classical Literature Comparative Mythology
Plato's Republic	Adam Beaton	General Humanities Sector	Classical Literature Ethics History Metaphysics Philosophy The Greco-Roman World
Readings in Middle High German: Prose Selections 1	Dr. Isaac Schendel	Language Sector	Beginning Languages Classical Literature Cultural Studies Germanic Studies Linguistics The Middle Ages
Readings in Middle High German: Prose Selections 2	Dr. Isaac Schendel	Language Sector	Beginning Languages Classical Literature Cultural Studies Germanic Studies Linguistics The Middle Ages
Readings in Middle High German: The Homilies of Johannes Tauler 1	Dr. Isaac Schendel	Language Sector	Beginning Languages Classical Literature Cultural Studies Germanic Studies Linguistics The Middle Ages
Representing Utopia through the Ages	Dr. Hamish Williams	General Humanities Sector	British Literature Classical Literature Comparative Mythology Cultural Studies Ethics Fantasy History JRR Tolkien Philosophy The Greco-Roman World Travel Literature Utopias Worldbuilding
Stoicism and the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius	Dr. John Soden	General Humanities Sector	Classical Literature History Philosophy The Greco-Roman World
Such an Odyssey! Non-Sequential Series	Dr. Faith Acker	General Humanities Sector	Classical Literature History Poetry The Greco-Roman World Travel Literature
Such an Odyssey 1	Dr. Faith Acker	General Humanities Sector	Classical Literature History Poetry The Greco-Roman World Travel Literature
Such an Odyssey 2	Dr. Faith Acker	General Humanities Sector	Classical Literature History Poetry The Greco-Roman World Travel Literature
Such an Odyssey 3	Dr. Faith Acker	General Humanities Sector	Classical Literature History Poetry The Greco-Roman World Travel Literature
Such an Odyssey 4	Dr. Faith Acker	General Humanities Sector	Classical Literature History Poetry The Greco-Roman World Travel Literature
Tales of Korea: Core Traditional Tales	Sam Roche	Fantasy Studies Sector	Classical Literature East Asian Studies Fairy Tales Fantasy History
The Iliad in Translation, Part 1	Patrick Lyon	General Humanities Sector	Classical Literature The Greco-Roman World
The Life and Legend of St Nicholas	Dr. Julian Barr	General Humanities Sector	Bible Classical Literature Cultural Studies History Religious Studies The Middle Ages
The Minoans and Modernity: Minotaurs, Labyrinths, and Other Myths	Dr. Hamish Williams	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Archaeology British Literature Children’s Literature Classical Literature Comparative Mythology Cultural Studies Fantasy Film Studies History Modernism Monsters Science Fiction The Greco-Roman World Travel Literature Utopias
Tolkien and the Classical World	Dr. Hamish Williams	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Classical Literature Comparative Mythology Cultural Studies Epic Fantasy Ethics Fantasy History JRR Tolkien Philosophy Poetry The Greco-Roman World
Tolkien and the Romantics: Dark Romanticism and the Gothic Literary Tradition	Will Sherwood	General Humanities Sector	Anthropocene British Literature Classical Literature Ecocriticism Epic Fantasy Fantasy Gothic Literature JRR Tolkien Literacy Magic Metaphysics Monsters Philosophy Poetry Romanticism The Middle Ages
Tolkien and the Romantics: Forging Myth and History	Will Sherwood	General Humanities Sector	Anthropocene Arthurian Literature British Literature Classical Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy Gothic Literature History JRR Tolkien Literacy Magic Metaphysics Monsters Philosophy Poetry Romanticism The Middle Ages Time Travel Travel Literature Worldbuilding
Tolkien and the Romantics: Imagining and Dreaming	Will Sherwood	General Humanities Sector	British Literature Classical Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy Gothic Literature JRR Tolkien Literacy Magic Metaphysics Owen Barfield Poetry Romanticism The Inklings The Middle Ages Time Travel
Túrin's Bones: The Influences of Sigurd, Oedipus, and Kullervo on J.R.R. Tolkien's Tale of Túrin Turambar	Dr. Carl Edlund Anderson	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Classical Literature Epic Fantasy Folklore Germanic Studies JRR Tolkien Kalevala The Greco-Roman World The Middle Ages Viking Age

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