For this same reason, with very few exceptions, most Old English literature was anonymous. If England had not been Christianised, most Old English literature would have been lost. In the centuries ...

Explore the pleasures of reading and studying literature in a community of outstanding scholars and students. Our research and teaching spans the full range of literature from Old English to digital ...

A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly old man who is visited by ghosts around Christmas time. Macbeth Macbeth by William Shakespeare ...

The Department of English Language and Literature aims to teach all students to write and speak well and to read skillfully, thoughtfully and with pleasure. We offer many courses that stress literary ...

We welcome applications for research across the chronological and theoretical range of English Literature. Successful applicants will be supervised by academic staff working at the forefront of their ...

Choose from modules across a range of areas in English literature and different philosophical topics and traditions, and engage with new areas of research. Think for yourself Critically and creatively ...

It goes without saying that, as a literature student, you'll sharpen your abilities as a critical reader, thinker and writer. In a curriculum that stretches through time and spans the globe, you will ...