English Literature: Be as Informed as a Literature Graduate

The development of English Literature from its earliest texts to the present day

Created by: Eve Williams MMus
Signed Singer and Songwriter, 10 years+ Teaching Experience

What Will I Learn?

• You will learn about the development of genres, language and ideas in English Literature
• You will learn about a variety of authors, their lives and how they influenced English Literature
• You will learn about literary forms
• The course looks primarily at English Literature but also covers American, Irish, Canadian and Australian literature in English
• After the course, you will be able to discuss literature with the literati.
• This course will help you if you are thinking of taking or have already started an English Literature degree
• You will be able to carry out individual textual analysis plus understand texts within their literary and historical background
• You will understand different approaches to literary criticism.
• Learn about the use of literary devices.
• You will discover how the English language progressed from Anglo-Saxon to Middle English to Early Modern English to Modern English.
• You will be invited to the course Zoom book club where you can discuss your reading with other students if you choose to do so.
• The course includes insights into the history of the United Kingdom, Ireland and USA.
• You will discover books that you will love.
• Learn in a course which is in depth, taught by a native English speaker based in the UK

Requirements

• You love reading
• You are a fluent English speaker
• You have an interest in language and history

Target audience

• Anyone who wants an overview of the devlopment of English Literature
• You need a knowledge of English language, history and literature for citizenship or other tests
• You are undertaking or planning to undertake an English Literature degree
• You love and want a greater knowledge of the English language and its development.
• You just live reading.