Learner Reviews & Feedback for Plagues, Witches, and War: The Worlds of Historical Fiction by University of Virginia
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MF
Aug 29, 2015
Great course. I loved the seminars with the different authors. The course was fun and interesting and the professor was knowledgeable and easy to listen to.
KS
May 24, 2025
This was the most interesting online course I have ever taken. It was a wealth of knowledge and I look forward to going over the syllabus and course notes, and reading the works of the authors.
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By Nivedita G
•Jun 16, 2021
Insightful. well-structured course. I particularly liked all the speakers and of course, it is always fun to delve deeper into historical fiction.
By Naiara G C C
•Mar 23, 2021
I learned so very much in this course. The seminars with authors are a highlight and book recommendations are great if you like the genre.
By Jennifer D
•Oct 21, 2017
I actually loved this course!!
I also loved how many female writers and their novels were included in the course! Such a refreshing change.
By SRIJIT R
•May 15, 2021
Wonderful Course. I'm highly impressed by doing the first class. Professor is highly qualified and have so much knowledge in his subject.
By Dianne M
•May 11, 2022
Highly informative and easy to follow, introduced me to many new readings and authors. Delivery was clear, interesting and entertaining.
By Cheryl L D
•Oct 9, 2015
Very informative. Kept my attention throughout the lectures. And at my little UVA, too. Loved most all of it. Keep up the good work.
By PATRICIA A A C
•Apr 10, 2021
Great course, great instructor. I wish you could offer more courses like this one. Thank you very much, very enjoyable and instructive.
By Carol P
•Oct 16, 2024
Very focused course, delightfully seasoned and enriched by the varied topics and perspectives from guest writers and scholars.
By Mary M R
•Sep 24, 2015
Extremely well done. Offers a great reading list. Videos including author interviews add significantly to the course content.
By Maybelline N
•Aug 26, 2020
Something I definitely needed to improve my Literature knowledge! i'm glad to have found this course, it was simply amazing...
By Jacqueline M
•Sep 3, 2022
i really enjoyed this course. I wish the list of readings was available in a list format,so it isceasier to find anc follow.
By Margaret M P
•Jan 26, 2021
An excellent presentation from the professor on historical fiction. Yet, I feel the title of his class
is alittle misleading.
By Charissa
•Sep 2, 2015
The best course I've viewed on Coursera by far. I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in fiction of any kind.
By Margarita I
•Sep 17, 2015
Amazing teacher, great course, good balance and variety of books.
I hope there's a Part 2, I'd do that in a heartbeat!
By rosemary
•Oct 6, 2023
Very helpful resource training and resources. Insightful and frank commentaries from working authors and educators.
By Kate H
•Oct 30, 2015
Excellent class. Learned so much and was my favorite of the three classes I took this last month on coursera.
By CHARLOTTE H
•Dec 2, 2015
This course is really interesting and taught me a lot about different historical novels! Glad I did it!
By Zillah K
•Aug 28, 2015
This was a fascinating experience. I learned a lot, and found a lot of new writers I now love to read.
By David H
•Jul 18, 2022
An excellent course explaining what the topic is all about and presented in a logical easy manner.
By James R
•Oct 29, 2022
This is the best course I have taken at Coursera so far. Informative; deep; well put together.
By Susan K
•Dec 28, 2015
Fascinating and useful information that I'll use as I work on a novel set in the 19th century.
By Beverly D
•Jun 29, 2024
Excellent course that covers historical fiction/the historical novel in considerable depth.
By Bjarne K
•Feb 15, 2025
Excellent course. I gained a lot of knowledge and inspiration to write historical fiction.
By Olga R
•Mar 5, 2017
I loved to hear from the writers their own experience when writing a novel. So enlighting!
By Cathy M
•Jun 19, 2023
CURSO PERFEITO, ME AJUDOU BASTANTE A ESCREVER SOBRE UM GENERO QUE NUNCA EXPLOREI ANTES.