Explore English literature in depth with this unique three-week Oxford University summer school held at Exeter College, with options for both undergraduate and graduate-level study.
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Accredited courses include undergraduate and postgraduate level courses.
Some of the great writers of the Victorian period were women. Find out how they portrayed women's issues and lives in such compelling fiction.
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.
Literary theory offers powerful tools for understanding how texts work and why they matter. This course introduces key ideas in an accessible way, showing how theory can deepen your appreciation and enjoyment of literature.
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.
If you have ever been daunted by terms such as 'modernism', 'magic realism' or 'postmodern', this is the course for you.
Explore the art and power of poetry through close reading, study, and discussion of one classic poem per week. This introductory course helps students sharpen skills of critical thinking and analysis, and uncovers the timeless artistry behind great poems
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.
This course will give you a kaleidoscopic picture of colonialism as a dark and self-revealing experience, through the lenses of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, Virginia Woolf's The Voyage Out, and Katherine Mansfield's New Zealand stories.
Through Austen's six major works, examine the innovations and groundbreaking experimentalism that she brought to English literature and the development of the novel form. Explore her technical prowess and her astute engagement with key issues of her time.
Have you ever wondered why people study poetry? Have you ever read a poem and thought, 'Is there a way I should be reading this?' Have you ever been intimidated by poetry? If the answer is 'yes' to any of these questions, then this course is for you.