Although it might sound a bit fast if you're not a native English speaker, I think this course is a great source material, if you're into literature or historical fiction. It taught me a great deal about the development of historical ficiton and some nice reading materials. For me, this course was both an online book club and an educational source!

Amazing course! I haven't expected it to be so fascinating and interesting! I've learned not only about the genre itself, but also about so many books I can't wait to read! The ability to hear the authors and to learn their perspective on both on their own work and on the historical fiction itself is priceless!

Thank you for this opportunity!

This course is well-rounded and engaging. It is highly informational and captivating with the focus areas of multiple origins. The class dicussion with novelist Jane Alison was particularly enchanting. Professor Holsinger is incredibly knowledgeable and is one of the better educators that I have experienced in several years. Excellent work!

This course is a great opportunity for literature students. I am studying at English Language and Literature department and thanks to this course I understand my Modern and Post Modern Literature lectures way better. Moreover thanks to the readings I even found myself a subject to study in terms of comparative literature.

This was a fantastic class. I learned a lot about writing historical fiction, and I was able to add several books to my already teetering TBR pile. Dr. Holsinger was an interesting professor and obviously loves the material. I would recommend this course to anyone who has an interest in history or historical fiction.

There is a wealth of material available. The course is intellectually challenging and I really appreciate the access to authors who are writers of historical fiction who talk about their craft. The course is well structured, I feel like I have learned from every element included, and that there were no redundancies.

Great class! I particularly enjoyed the author's talks. Hearing about the writing process was fascinating. I learned so much about the evolution of the historical fiction genre, which is my personal favorite. More books have been added to my lengthy list of books that Must Be Read.

being my first coarse, it was extremely interesting. I got so many new perspectives of looking at works of writing now. I'd definately recommend it to anyone who loves history or english. Its very easy to understand and is also very intriguing at the same time.

It was the first time I ever attended some course that had to do with literature. I liked that a lot of writers were invited and that the students had the opportunity to ask questions in lots of the meetings, as well as the abundance of the material provided.

The course was wonderful, I cannot take that away from it. Nevertheless, given the title, I thought it was going to probe into medievalism and the black death and its influence on literature. I am thankful for the course, though, for how informative it is.

I am about the end of the course and it was an amazing journey, I will slowly finish the rest of the lessons in the future as I wanted to watch the conversations and dialogues with the authors after having read the books, to better appreciate them.

Muy variado y amplio, súper interesante y aporta mucho a la visión general que pueda tener uno sobre la historia universal y su forma de verla. Se analizan obras muy interesantes (mi lista de libros pendientes creció bastante con este curso).

wonderful and interesting course, excited and engaging instructor and awesome guest speakers. would seriously recommend this course to anyone passionate about historical fiction or just mildly interested. there's something for everybody

I rate it 5 stars because I love this course, and I haven't even started yet!! I'm excited for the video with Katherine Howe and Matthew Pearl, I have both of their books (The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane) and (The Dante Club) :)

This was a carefully planned course that was very well taught and thoroughly enjoyable to study. I learned a great deal about historical fiction and it inspired me to carry on studying the genre once I had completed the course.

I love literature and as a Literature student, I have genuinely enjoyed the topics discussed within the classes. It has given me a new perspective of how historical fiction is more than just a reflection of the past.

Fantastic course with a enthusiastic, personable professor. It was fun and informative to hear the different viewpoints of the diverse authors as well as the relevant questions from the students in the seminar.

I have learned a lot about historical fiction in english novels, the seminars with the authors were excellent. I am argentinian and it has broaden my spectrum about writing and how to do it.

Excellent! I particularly appreciated the place given to women, non-USA and Black writers. The teacher is engaging and clear and the guest speakers were remarkable. Thank you!

Exceptional lead instructor and guest speakers. Added tremendously to my knowledge of the genre, even though I am an author of historical fiction with a PhD in History.

Excellent and informative information. The videos were clear and concise. The transcripts were extremely important and the technique for note taking very helpful.

Learned so much, I might take this course again! It prompted me to read several books I had not read before as well as learn much about my own writing. Thanks!

Insightful. well-structured course. I particularly liked all the speakers and of course, it is always fun to delve deeper into historical fiction.

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.

I actually loved this course!!

I also loved how many female writers and their novels were included in the course! Such a refreshing change.