This lecture will explore The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, examining Anne Brontë’s experimental narrative structure, its portrayal of abuse and female independence, Gilbert as hero, and the novel’s possible response to Wuthering Heights.
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This lecture will explore Wuthering Heights, examining Heathcliff’s origins and moral ambiguity, the novel’s complex structure and doublings, its ambiguous ending, and the enduring legacy of the Brontës nearly 180 years on.
The 'novel' genre was given its name because it was new and innovative. But what was novel about novels? How did they come about? And why were they immediately so popular? This course considers how and why the novel began.
Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales' have enjoyed a long and continuing life. Looking at the collection in its late fourteenth-century context and then at its afterlife and continuing significance, we can explore readership, reinterpretation and regeneration.
This course is for anyone who would like to learn to read beneath the surface, pay attention to language and form, and become a critical reader.
British Cinema has become famous around the world, from James Bond to Paddington. But what exactly makes a film British? This event will review a hundred years of British cinema through four themes: espionage, WWII, empire, and 'British fantasia'.
Many readers enjoy Austen's novels, but what makes them so special and enduring? Learn to analyse Austen's characteristic style and techniques and thus gain an enhanced appreciation of her art.
During this course, we shall spend time getting to know a range of Shakespeare's plays in detail, supplementing this knowledge with information about their historical background, their theatrical history, and current critical debates.
How did three sisters living apparently secluded, eventless lives write such original, passionate and dramatic literature? This course is for anyone who has read or would like to read the work of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë.
Join us in Oxford for an inspiring and informative weekend event exploring the essentials of writing prose fiction, including the four key pillars of character, dialogue, description and narrative structure.
This course will focus on works by four of the era's major figures - Anthony Trollope, George Eliot, Charles Dickens and Thomas Hardy - identifying how the century's main preoccupations find substance in the work of its greatest writers.
From Chaucer to the latest detective fiction, Oxford has been the setting for stories of all kinds. This walking tour, plus lunch, will examine Oxford's literary pre-eminence, discover literary connections and share some tall tales.