Literary Oxford
16 May 2027
10:30am-1:45pm
Ashmolean Museum Beaumont Street, Oxford, OX1 2PH
Event status:
Applications being accepted
Dates:
16 May 2027
Study Format:
In-person day/weekend
Fees:
£60.00
Walking tour by Victoria Bentata Azaz
Oxford’s literary heritage is second to none. Not only has everyone from Chaucer to Philip Pullman, R.F. Kuang and Simon Mason chosen it as the ideal location for tales and stories, but the number of writers who have either passed through, studied or lived here is legion.
This packed tour, followed by lunch, will focus on the bookish history of the city, visiting locations used as story settings and recounting stories from the lives of its writers through the ages. It will cover a number of genres, from fantasy to detective fiction by way of poetry. Shakespeare and Samuel Johnson may make appearances, Dorothy L. Sayers and Vera Brittain too, whilst Graham Greene battles against boredom and Lewis Carroll exercises his impish sense of humour and Evelyn Waugh gets his own back on his unloved History tutor.
It will also tell the story of Oxford’s libraries, of the iconic Oxford English Dictionary, and reflect on the surprisingly short but bountiful history of the Oxford University English Department, the spawning ground for geniuses such as Tolkien and Lewis.
Please note: this event will close to enrolments at 23:59 on 12 May 2027.
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Programme details
10.15am
Registration in front of Ashmolean Museum
10.30am
Begin walking tour around Oxford
12.30pm
Return to Rewley House
12.45pm
Lunch
1.45pm
End of day
Accommodation
If you wish to stay with us before and/or after the event, please contact our Residential Centre for availability and discounted rates.
Call +44 (0) 1865 270362 or email res-ctr@conted.ox.ac.uk
Our accommodationour accommodation at Rewley House in Wellington Square has been rated as 4-Star Campus Accommodation under Visit England. All bedrooms are modern, comfortably furnished with tea/coffee making facilities, Freeview television, private bath/shower rooms and free WiFi. For more details see our accommodation information.
Victoria Bentata Azaz
Victoria Bentata Azaz is a graduate of the University of Oxford (Modern Languages – Russian, LMH) and of Oxford Brookes University (MA in History 2022), writing a dissertation on the Inter Services Topographical Department based at Manchester College in WWII. She is a Green Badge Oxford Guide, a member of the Oxford Guild of Tour Guides and gives tours in French and Spanish. She has also written two books of walks Oxford City Walks and Oxford Hidden Walks
Fees
| Description | Costs |
|---|---|
| Event Fee (includes two-course lunch) | £60.00 |
Payment
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Funding
If you are in receipt of a UK state benefit, or are a care-leaver in the UK, you may be eligible for a reduction of 50% of tuition fees. Please see the below link for full details:
Module code: O26P117LTJ
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