English Literature

Course summary

The course is designed to introduce students to the topic of ‘Love Through the Ages’, through which students will analyse, connect and compare a variety of texts from the three genres of drama, prose and poetry, ranging from the 19th to the 21st century. Some of our current texts include Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’, ‘The Great Gatsby’, ‘Skirrid Hill’, pre-1900 poetry as well as ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ and ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’