Poetry Degrees

...Do poems think? Recurrent images of the poet as an inspired lunatic, and of poetry as a fundamentally irrational art, have often fostered an understanding of poets and their work as generally extraneous to the work of the sciences. Yet poets have long reflected upon and have sought to embody...

...Learn from leading experts in English literature and American Studies. Develop the analytical skills you need to read and appreciate a broad range of genres and forms – from poetry and drama to autobiography and slave narratives – while exploring the culture and history of a global powerhouse. Plus... Learn about: Political Culture, Spring teaching, American Humour...

...Explore literature from the ancient world to contemporary Britain with this wide-ranging degree, which puts English literature into the context of its classical heritage. Core modules will introduce you to key classical texts such as the Iliad and Aeneid, as well as poetry, prose and drama...

... poetry and the Greek novel. Involves detailed study of set texts as well as linguistic and translation exercises. 2nd Year Students will take two second... Learn about: Greek Literature, Landscape of Greek, Greek Rhetoric...

...This course introduces students to some of the most important practitioners of poetry in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century England, locating them in their historical and social contexts. We will be emphasizing love poetry or amatory verse, by combining close reading of selected poems...

..., a short film, scripts, poetry, a spoken word performance or an action-based portfolio. We encourage you to conduct extended studies in the field or abroad... Learn about: Short Film, Transnational Writing, Ms Word...

... credits) LNG1016 The Structure of English (20 credits) WRI1018 Introduction to Poetry (20 credits) WRI1019 Introduction to Fiction (20 credits) Language... Learn about: Forensic Linguistics, Renaissance Literature, Creative Writing...

...The MLitt in Creative Writing develops original work while providing critical and creative study in either poetry or prose. The MLitt offers technically oriented tuition by contemporary authors with an emphasis on best practice in contemporary writing... Learn about: Poetic line, Literary essay, Creative Writing...

...This seminar offers a course of readings in lyric poetry. It aims to enhance the student's capacity to understand the nature of poetic language and the enjoyment of poetic texts by treating poems as messages to be deciphered...

... an understanding of life in these unique societies as they evolved, as well as developing your own interests through investigating the ‘Athenian empire’, Sparta and the Peloponnesian League, and Rome from Republic to Empire. This prestigious degree allows you to explore the full range of poetry, prose and drama... Learn about: Ancient History, Ancient Greek...

...This degree enables you to feed your passion for the written word in multiple ways. You can explore the boundaries of your own creativity, live the writer’s life and learn to read as a writer. Studying poetry, fiction and writing for stage, screen and radio, you will develop your own creative... Learn about: Writing Short Stories, Creative Writing, Vampire Fictions...

... Poetry and Philosophy : surveys the diversity of early Greek thought through the poetry and philosophy of the archaic and early classical periods... Learn about: Greek Tragedy, Roman Empire, Latin Oratory...

...William Butler Yeats occupies a dominant position in the lives and work of the Irish poets who followed him. We will explore some of that poetry, and consider how later poets, especially female poets, tried to come to grips with, or escape from, that dominance. As a seminar, the subject will place...

..., while you’ll also explore aspects of poetry, drama and prose in English. You’ll also be able to choose from a wide range of optional modules on topics as broad as medieval English romance, Plato, creative writing, Greek religion, postcolonial fiction, Pompeii, and the ways in which contemporary writing...

...As a Creative Writing student at Edge Hill University you will work with, and we hope become part of, a world class community of writers who will help you develop your skills in areas such as fiction, script, poetry, writing for games and non-fiction. We are celebrating almost three decades... Learn about: Creative Writing, Writing Short Stories, Renaissance Drama...

... the Hebrew Bible to studying Hebrew prose and poetry. Here is a sample of Hebrew modules previoulsy offered at Honours level: Ancient Jewish Literature from... Learn about: Old Testament, Hebrew Prose, Hebrew Readings...

...This course explores variations on the proposition that an adequate recognition of beauty could, however indirectly, make you a more humane person. Readings extend widely across literary and non-literary genres, including lyric poetry and the novel, philosophical prose and essays...

... have the opportunity to develop your writing in the forms of your choice – be it fiction, creative non-fiction, screenwriting, writing for theatre, or poetry – and extend your range in genres that may be new to you. You’ll attend our programme of guest speakers and public events devoted to cultivating the creative... Learn about: Film Making, Contemporary Poet, Team Training...

... and theatre maker of the future, seeking to balance practical creativity with technique enhancement and theoretical study. The study of poetry, fiction, writing for stage, screen and radio will be complemented by the development of specialist interests in areas such as acting, directing and applied drama... Learn about: Event Planning, Writing Short, Theatre Practitioners...

..., from medieval texts in Old English and Scots to Renaissance plays, contemporary poetry, revolutionary 19th-century novels and more... Learn about: Old English, Victorian novel, Renaissance Literature...