Introduction to English Literature

Refine your English as you learn from England’s greatest writers and poets. This course will take you on a journey through English literature from Shakespeare to the present day, and is intended to foster close, critical readings of significant works in their original literary, and historical contexts. Students will be given the opportunity to engage in detail with different kinds of texts, including poems, plays, novels, and essays. They will learn appropriate technical terms as they proceed, and will be encouraged to reflect on the development of English literature, while focusing on individual writers, and their critical reputations. The course includes field trips to sites in Oxford, to explore the city’s famous authors, and literary settings.