Introduction to English Literary Studies

This ses­sion intro­duces par­ti­cipants to the study of Eng­lish lit­er­at­ure through a vari­ety of works from Old Eng­lish wan­der­ers’ songs to con­tem­por­ary poems. We will explore inter­pret­ive approaches to texts and prac­tice close read­ing tech­niques whilst think­ing about lit­er­ary form in its wider intel­lec­tu­al and his­tor­ic­al contexts.