English Literature and LanguageEnglish Literature and LanguageShakespeare on the Couch: As You Like It (Saturday 10am - 4pm)DescriptionPlease note that the ‘last booking’ date is only a guide. Courses may close earlier. In order to avoid disappointment, please be sure to enrol as soon as possible. Registrations may not be processed until the following day if received after 3pm. This one-day course will focus on one of Shakespeare’s most popular comedies. We will consider the significance of the forest of Arden, the powers of love, complex cross-dressing confusions and the centrality of Rosalind as the dominant character in the play. The ‘Seven Ages of Man’ speech will be reconsidered as will the themes of exile and return, love and forgiveness. Number of Meetings1 Course LeaderDr Kate O'Leary & David Rice CRN 28141/ENGL000 Course FeesCourse Fee: Full Fee: £55 Click here for information on our fee bands and further enrolment information
Dorothy Wordsworth (Saturday 10am - 4pm)DescriptionPlease note that the ‘last booking’ date is only a guide. Courses may close earlier. In order to avoid disappointment, please be sure to enrol as soon as possible. Registrations may not be processed until the following day if received after 3pm. Sister of the more famous William; Dorothy Wordsworth started to write her narrative of Lakeland life to give ‘Wm Pleasure’ and to console herself in his absence. The 4 little notebooks that have become known as the Grasmere Journal convey the details of the everyday at Dove Cottage which encompasses cows and Coleridge; bowels and botany; porridge and poetry. There’s a domestic drama of love and loss in the pages too. This short course will consider Dorothy’s distinctive text and her inspirational powers of observation. Number of Meetings 1 Course Leader Dr Shirley Jones CRN 28138/ENGL000 Course FeesCourse Fee: Full Fee: £55 Click here for information on our fee bands and further enrolment information
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