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A Brief Exploration of Japanese Poetry General Humanities logo General Humanities Sector East Asian Studies
Japan
Poetry
An Intensive Reading of the Tao Te Ching/Daode jing 道德經 Part II General Humanities logo 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 General Humanities logo 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 Hinduism General Humanities logo General Humanities Sector Classical Literature
Comparative Mythology
Ethics
History
Metaphysics
Philosophy
Poetry
Religious Studies
The Middle Ages
An Introduction to Islam General Humanities logo General Humanities Sector Ancient Middle East
Bible
Cultural Studies
Ethics
History
Metaphysics
Philosophy
Poetry
Religious Studies
The Middle Ages
A Sip of Tea and Tea Culture General Humanities logo General Humanities Sector China
Classical Literature
Cultural Studies
East Asian Studies
Food
History
Japan
Poetry
Religious Studies
Big Bold Beowulf: A Study of the Poem General Humanities logo General Humanities Sector Germanic Studies
JRR Tolkien
Monsters
Poetry
The Middle Ages
Christmas Carols in Latin! Language logo Language Sector Advanced Languages
Beginning Languages
Bible
Classical Literature
Poetry
Religious Studies
The Middle Ages
Creative Writing: Aristotle's Poetics for Story-Tellers Creative Writing logo Creative Writing Sector Adaptation Theory
Classical Literature
Collaborative Feedback
Composition
Creative Writing
Cultural Studies
Philosophy
Poetry
The Greco-Roman World
Creative Writing: Let's Talk About Dialogue Creative Writing logo Creative Writing Sector Collaborative Feedback
Composition
Creative Writing
Drama
Education
Ethics
Poetry
Skills
Workshops
Worldbuilding
Creative Writing: Making the Scene (Year of the Novel) Creative Writing logo Creative Writing Sector Collaborative Feedback
Creative Writing
Drama
Education
Poetry
Skills
Workshops
Creative Writing Workshop for Small Groups (Mini-Module)
Creative Writing logo Creative Writing Sector Collaborative Feedback
Creative Writing
Epic Fantasy
Fantasy
Invented Languages
Poetry
Science Fiction
Skills
Workshops
Worldbuilding
English Sonnet Readings General Humanities logo General Humanities Sector Poetry
Exploring Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義 General Humanities logo 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 General Humanities logo General Humanities Sector Classical Literature
Cultural Studies
East Asian Studies
History
Japan
Poetry
Religious Studies
The Middle Ages
Women's Studies
Ink Spots and Tea Stains: What We Learn from C.S. Lewis's Writing Habits Creative Writing logo Creative Writing Sector Archival Research
Arthurian Literature
British Literature
Children’s Literature
Composition
Crafting
Creative Writing
CS Lewis
Digital Humanities
Fantasy
JRR Tolkien
Owen Barfield
Poetry
Science Fiction
The Inklings
The Middle Ages
Worldbuilding
Intermediate Latin Translation: The Vulgate Psalms Language logo Language Sector Advanced Languages
Bible
Intermediate Languages
Poetry
Religious Studies
Introduction to Japanese Religions Series General Humanities logo General Humanities Sector Anime
Classical Literature
Cultural Studies
East Asian Studies
Ethics
History
Japan
Magic
Metaphysics
Philosophy
Poetry
Religious Studies
The Middle Ages
Intro to Classical Mythology General Humanities logo General Humanities Sector Comparative Mythology
Poetry
The Greco-Roman World
J.R.R. Tolkien: A Life in Letters Non-Sequential Series Fantasy Studies logo Fantasy Studies Sector Fantasy
History
JRR Tolkien
Linguistics
Poetry
The Inklings
Worldbuilding
J.R.R. Tolkien: A Life in Letters 1 Fantasy Studies logo Fantasy Studies Sector Fantasy
History
JRR Tolkien
Linguistics
Poetry
The Inklings
Worldbuilding
J.R.R. Tolkien: A Life in Letters 2 Fantasy Studies logo Fantasy Studies Sector Fantasy
History
JRR Tolkien
Linguistics
Poetry
The Inklings
Worldbuilding
J.R.R. Tolkien: A Life in Letters 3 Fantasy Studies logo Fantasy Studies Sector Fantasy
History
JRR Tolkien
Linguistics
Poetry
The Inklings
Worldbuilding
J.R.R. Tolkien: A Life in Letters 4 Fantasy Studies logo Fantasy Studies Sector Fantasy
History
JRR Tolkien
Linguistics
Poetry
The Inklings
Worldbuilding
J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Legend of Sigurd & Gudrún Fantasy Studies logo Fantasy Studies Sector Germanic Studies
JRR Tolkien
Poetry
The Middle Ages
Modern British Poetry General Humanities logo General Humanities Sector British Literature
Poetry
Mythological Poems in the Poetic Edda 1 General Humanities logo General Humanities Sector Poetry
Viking Age
Reading John Donne’s Holy Sonnets General Humanities logo General Humanities Sector Metaphysics
Poetry
Religious Studies
Renaissance
Readings in Latin Language logo Language Sector Advanced Languages
Bible
Intermediate Languages
Poetry
The Greco-Roman World
Scottish Gaelic Song Language logo Language Sector Conversational Languages
Music
Poetry
Sonics of the Poetic Line Creative Writing logo Creative Writing Sector Collaborative Feedback
Composition
Creative Writing
Music
Poetry
Workshops
Such an Odyssey! Non-Sequential Series General Humanities logo General Humanities Sector Classical Literature
History
Poetry
The Greco-Roman World
Travel Literature
Such an Odyssey 1 General Humanities logo General Humanities Sector Classical Literature
History
Poetry
The Greco-Roman World
Travel Literature
Such an Odyssey 2 General Humanities logo General Humanities Sector Classical Literature
History
Poetry
The Greco-Roman World
Travel Literature
Such an Odyssey 3 General Humanities logo General Humanities Sector Classical Literature
History
Poetry
The Greco-Roman World
Travel Literature
Such an Odyssey 4 General Humanities logo General Humanities Sector Classical Literature
History
Poetry
The Greco-Roman World
Travel Literature
Sunshine, Fleas, and Desperate Pleas: Eight Amorous Verses by John Donne General Humanities logo General Humanities Sector Metaphysics
Poetry
Renaissance
The Art of Powerful Language is Poetry
Creative Writing logo Creative Writing Sector British Literature
Composition
Creative Writing
Fairy Tales
Music
Poetry
The Classical Art of Memory: Building the Mind Palace of Simonides General Humanities logo General Humanities Sector Education
Poetry
Shakespeare
Skills
Test Preparation
The Greco-Roman World
The Middle Ages
Workshops
The Music of Middle-earth: Exploring Tolkien-Inspired Music General Humanities logo General Humanities Sector Academic Mastery
Adaptation Theory
Composition
Epic Fantasy
Fantasy
JRR Tolkien
Music
Poetry
The Old Saxon for Old English Readers Language logo Language Sector Beginning Languages
Germanic Studies
Linguistics
Poetry
The Middle Ages
The (Other) Canterbury Tales General Humanities logo General Humanities Sector British Literature
Fairy Tales
History
Poetry
The Middle Ages
Travel Literature
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Early Poems 1 (Volume 1: The Years 1910-1919) Fantasy Studies logo Fantasy Studies Sector British Literature
Epic Fantasy
Fantasy
JRR Tolkien
Poetry
The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Early Poems 2 (Volume 1: The Years 1910-1919) Fantasy Studies logo Fantasy Studies Sector British Literature
Epic Fantasy
Fantasy
JRR Tolkien
Poetry
The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Early Poems 3 (Volume 1: The Years 1910-1919) Fantasy Studies logo Fantasy Studies Sector British Literature
Epic Fantasy
Fantasy
JRR Tolkien
Poetry
The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Later Poems 1 (Volume 3: The Years 1931-1967) Fantasy Studies logo Fantasy Studies Sector British Literature
Epic Fantasy
Fantasy
JRR Tolkien
Poetry
The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Later Poems 2 (Volume 3: The Years 1931-1967) Fantasy Studies logo Fantasy Studies Sector British Literature
Epic Fantasy
Fantasy
JRR Tolkien
Poetry
The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Later Poems 3 (Volume 3: The Years 1931-1967) Fantasy Studies logo Fantasy Studies Sector British Literature
Epic Fantasy
Fantasy
JRR Tolkien
Poetry
The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Mature Years 1 (Volume 2: The Years 1919-1931) Fantasy Studies logo Fantasy Studies Sector British Literature
Epic Fantasy
Fantasy
JRR Tolkien
Poetry
The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Mature Years 2 (Volume 2: The Years 1919-1931) Fantasy Studies logo Fantasy Studies Sector British Literature
Epic Fantasy
Fantasy
JRR Tolkien
Poetry
The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Mature Years 3 (Volume 2: The Years 1919-1931) Fantasy Studies logo Fantasy Studies Sector British Literature
Epic Fantasy
Fantasy
JRR Tolkien
Poetry
The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: Tolkien's Collected Poems (The Years 1910-1967 in Three Volumes) Non-Sequential Series Fantasy Studies logo Fantasy Studies Sector British Literature
Epic Fantasy
Fantasy
JRR Tolkien
Poetry
The Inklings
The Poetry of The Lord of the Rings (Book I) Fantasy Studies logo Fantasy Studies Sector Adaptation Theory
Composition
Epic Fantasy
Fairy Tales
Fantasy
JRR Tolkien
Music
Poetry
The Poetry of The Lord of the Rings (Book II) Fantasy Studies logo Fantasy Studies Sector Adaptation Theory
Composition
Epic Fantasy
Fairy Tales
Fantasy
JRR Tolkien
Music
Poetry
The Poetry of The Lord of the Rings (Book III) Fantasy Studies logo Fantasy Studies Sector Adaptation Theory
Composition
Epic Fantasy
Fairy Tales
Fantasy
JRR Tolkien
Music
Poetry
The Poetry of The Lord of the Rings (Book IV) Fantasy Studies logo Fantasy Studies Sector Adaptation Theory
Composition
Epic Fantasy
Fairy Tales
Fantasy
JRR Tolkien
Music
Poetry
The Poetry of The Lord of the Rings: Books I - VI (The Music of Middle-earth series) Non-Sequential Series Fantasy Studies logo Fantasy Studies Sector Adaptation Theory
Composition
Epic Fantasy
Fairy Tales
Fantasy
JRR Tolkien
Music
Poetry
The Poetry of The Lord of the Rings (Book V) Fantasy Studies logo Fantasy Studies Sector Adaptation Theory
Composition
Epic Fantasy
Fairy Tales
Fantasy
JRR Tolkien
Music
Poetry
The Poetry of The Lord of the Rings (Book VI) Fantasy Studies logo Fantasy Studies Sector Adaptation Theory
Composition
Epic Fantasy
Fairy Tales
Fantasy
JRR Tolkien
Music
Poetry
The Women of Beowulf Fantasy Studies logo Fantasy Studies Sector Beginning Languages
Fairy Tales
JRR Tolkien
Monsters
Poetry
The Middle Ages
Women's Studies
Tolkien and the Classical World Fantasy Studies logo 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 General Humanities logo 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 General Humanities logo 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 General Humanities logo 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
Tolkien, the Anglo-Saxon Minstrel Fantasy Studies logo Fantasy Studies Sector Germanic Studies
JRR Tolkien
Poetry
Video Game Studies General Humanities logo General Humanities Sector Adaptation Theory
Anime
Children’s Literature
Digital Humanities
Film Studies
History
Japan
Monsters
Music
Philosophy
Poetry
Science Fiction
Video Games
When I Consider Everything that Grows: The Shakespearean Sonnets Non-Sequential Series General Humanities logo General Humanities Sector British Literature
Poetry
Shakespeare
Zen History and Thought: An Overview General Humanities logo General Humanities Sector China
Cultural Studies
East Asian Studies
History
Japan
Philosophy
Poetry
Religious Studies
The Middle Ages