• In the study of English literature, students will have the chance to discover a wealth of writers from Chaucer to the present day – from medieval romance via Shakespeare, Milton, Austen, the Brontës, and James Joyce, to novelists and poets who are still writing now.
  • They will explore diverse traditions from across the globe and tackle a heady mix of genres, which currently range from epic to children’s literature, crime writing to lyric poetry, tragedy to biography.
  • They might find themself honing the perfect essay, experimenting with new forms of critical writing in one of the creative-critical modules, or gaining experience of careers like journalism or publishing which draw on their literary training.