An introduction to various critical approaches, including historicism and feminism, which will be used to explore early English literature. Ideal as a preparation to undergraduate study.

This course will explore Romanticism, the Rise of the Novel, and Modernism with students being exposed to different critical approaches including post-colonial theory and the 'death of the author'.

The English Summer School – Part 3 will cover contemporary English Literature, including prose fiction, poetry and drama. We will be covering psychoanalytic criticism and theories of the canon as part of this Summer School.