English Literature and LanguageEnglish Literature and Language21st Century Women Writers: Myths and Mortals - 29103 (Tuesday 11am - 1pm)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 course aims to explore classical narratives through translation and re-imaginings. We will consider the distinctive representations and relations of the mythical and the mortal. We shall discuss the status of ‘the classics’ and what it means to read and re-write these texts in the 21st - century. Number of Meetings 10 Course Leader Dr Shirley Jones CRN 29103/ENGL000 Course FeesCourse Fee: Standard Fee: £165/£concession £85 Click this link for information on our fee bands and further enrolment information - Fee bands
Arthur Miller: Death of a Salesman and The Crucible - 29115 (Thursday 2 - 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. Arthur Miller is one of the most well-known and respected playwrights of the twentieth century. His observations on disillusion, loss of status, the American Dream and political corruption are just some of the themes he examines in his plays. This course will consider two plays that show his range of ideas and styles. Number of Meetings 5 Course Leader Dr Kate O'Leary 29115/ENGL000 Course FeesCourse Fee: Standard Fee: £85/£concession £45 Click this link for information on our fee bands and further enrolment information - Fee bands
The Monthly Novel: Life and Death in Venice - 29101 (Friday 11am - 2pm)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. In fiction, Venice is a haunted and a haunting city. It is a place where people follow in others’ footsteps, fall feverishly in love, look back and look forward, get lost. In this course we shall analyse Henry James’s novella, The Aspern Papers about a man in search of literary remains, and Thomas Mann’s Death in Venice, an unsettling story of a writer’s desire. Number of Meetings 3 Course Leader Dr Shirley Jones CRN 29101/ENGL002 Course FeesCourse Fee: Standard Fee: £75/£concession £40 Click this link for information on our fee bands and further enrolment information - Fee bands
(Re)imagining the Brontës: Jane Eyre - 29110 (Thursday 6 - 8pm)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 short course explores Jane Eyre and the novels legacy. We’ll dive deep into the original text, study the diverse history of adaptation, and explore the way that different writers have ‘written back to’ Jane Eyre. Number of Meetings 3 Course Leader Dr Sam Hirst 29110/ENGL000 Course FeesCourse Fee: Standard Fee: £50/£concession £35 Click this link for information on our fee bands and further enrolment information - Fee bands
Byron: A Life in Verse - 29108 (Thursday 6 - 8pm)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. Today, Byron’s life is almost as famous as his poetry. This course combines the two – using his auto-biographical and semi-autobiographical poetry to explore his life and work simultaneously. Number of Meetings 3 Course Leader Dr Sam Hirst 29108/ENGL000 Course FeesCourse Fee: Standard Fee: £50/£concession £35 Click this link for information on our fee bands and further enrolment information - Fee bands
The Rise of the Gothic, 1764-1820 - 29109 (Wednesday 6 - 8pm)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. The course aims to introduce students to a range of key early Gothic texts. It will enable students to identify and discuss key features and themes of the early Gothic. It will develop knowledge of contemporary history to understand how the Gothic reflects and comments on contemporary issues. Number of Meetings 10 Course Leader Dr Sam Hirst 29109/ENGL000 Course FeesCourse Fee: Standard Fee: £168/£concession £85 Click this link for information on our fee bands and further enrolment information - Fee bands
Shakespeare on the Couch: Alls Well That Ends Well - 29116 (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. Considered one of Shakespeare’s ‘problem’ plays, it nonetheless is classed as a comedy in the 1623 Folio. There is a count, a countess, a lowly gentlewoman, games with rings, a clown, a feigned death and a bed-trick; yet underneath all the jollities is a serious examination of marriage, class, women’s desires, friendship and disloyalty, and the ‘price’ of virginity. Number of Meetings 1 Course Leader Dr Kate O’Leary and David Rice 29116/ENGL000 Course FeesCourse Fee: Standard Fee: £60 Click this link for information on our fee bands and further enrolment information - Fee bands
European Literature in Translation: European Society After World War Two - 29118 (Friday 11am - 1pm)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. The course will look at novels by three writers deeply affected by the events of World War Two and consider their different responses to having lived through the conflict and their hopes and fears for the future. Number of Meetings 10 Course Leader Mark Halton CRN 29118/ENGL000 Course FeesCourse Fee: Standard Fee: £165/£concession £85 Click this link for information on our fee bands and further enrolment information - Fee bands
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