English Literature and LanguageEnglish Literature and LanguageThe 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
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
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