YouÕll study in a stimulating environment for creative thinking, open discussion and critical engagement. You'll draw on ideas from literature, philosophy (analytic and continental), psychology and intellectual history.
You have the opportunity to examine central topics at the intersection of philosophy and literature, such as:Ê
- the autonomy of the work of artÊÊ
- literature as philosophy
- ethics and literature
- the experience of reading
- style and narrative
- modernism and modernity.
Why choose this course?
- Ranked 8th in the UK for Philosophy (The Guardian University Guide 2019), and our research quality in English and Drama was ranked in the top 10 in the UK in the most recent Research Excellence Framework (2014 REF).
- English at Sussex is ranked in the top 20 in the UK (The Guardian University Guide 2019) and in the top 100 in the world (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018).
- YouÕll benefit from activities organised by the Literature and Philosophy Research Network.
