English Literature
English Literature

In this course, Dr Niall Munro (Oxford Brookes University) explores the concept of the American dream throughout American literature. In the first module, we think about the origins and nature of the dream, focusing on James Truslow Adams’...
4 lectures
0:47:54
Dr Niall Munro
Oxford Brookes University
English Literature

In this course, Dr Sarah Graham (University of Leicester) explores J. D. Salinger's 1951 novel, The Catcher in the Rye. We begin with a broad introduction to Salinger's career as a writer as well as to what life was like...
6 lectures
0:58:45
Dr Sarah Graham
Leicester University
English Literature

In this course, Professor Thomas Ruys Smith (University of East Anglia) explores Mark Twain's 1884/5 novel, Huckleberry Finn. In the first module, we think about the origins of Huckleberry Finn in Mark Twain's life and career up to 1884/5. In the...
5 lectures
0:59:59
Prof. Thomas Ruys Smith
University of East Anglia
English Literature

In this course, Professor Peter Messent explores Ernest Hemingway's 1929 novel, A Farewell to Arms. We begin in the first module by thinking about the way Hemingway reacts in his language to the sensationalism and empty sloganeering of Allied...
5 lectures
0:56:30
Prof. Peter Messent
Nottingham University
English Literature

In this course, Dr Páraic Finnerty (University of Portsmouth) explores the poetry Emily Dickinson. In the first module, we think about the figure of the poet herself, exploring some of the reasons why Dickinson refused to play the role of...
6 lectures
0:52:25
Dr Páraic Finnerty
Portsmouth University
English Literature

In this course, Dr Nicholas Lawrence (University of Warwick) explores Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic novel, The Scarlett Letter (1850). In the first module, we think about the tension in the novel between the traditional and the modern, focusing...
6 lectures
0:55:58
Dr Nick Lawrence
Warwick University
English Literature

In this course, Dr Kate McGettigan (Royal Holloway) explores Herman Melville's 1851 masterpiece, Moby-Dick. We begin by providing a broad introduction to Melville's life and career, including his experiences in the South Pacific and his brief but...
6 lectures
0:36:47
Dr Katie McGettigan
Royal Holloway, London
English Literature

In this course, Professor Helen Taylor (University of Exeter) explores Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind. We start by thinking about tremendous impact of the novel, as well as the celebrated and critically acclaimed film adaptation starting...
7 lectures
0:51:15
Prof. Helen Taylor
Exeter University