Early Modern English Literature: Text & Transmission

King’s College London

Master

In London

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    London

Overview
This degree in Early Modern English Literature is taught with the British Library and provides a unique opportunity to study early modern literary works, including Shakespeare, in the light of recent critical approaches and as print and manuscript material artefacts.
The required module taught at the British Library is specifically designed to teach students how to search collections of early modern manuscripts and rare books held in major research libraries worldwide and how to identify the agents involved in their production, transmission and preservation in libraries and private collections.
Ideal foundation for doctoral work and careers in the arts, education, curatorship and broadcasting.
The course information sheet is a printable version of the information on this web page, which you can download here.

Key Benefits
A strong tradition of Shakespeare and early modern literary studies at King's.
Unique access to unparalleled collections at the British Library and to the expertise of world-class curators, who will teach the core module and supervise some dissertations.
Close links with the London Shakespeare Seminar, the London Renaissance Seminar, and with the Institute of English Studies.
Located in the heart of literary London.

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London
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Subjects

  • English
  • Global
  • Shakespeare

Course programme

Year 1 Required Modules

Courses are divided into modules. You will normally take modules totalling 180 credits.

  • Working with Early Modern Literary Texts (30 Credits)
  • The Material Legacy of Early Modern Literary Texts (20 Credits)
  • Dissertation (90 credits)

If you are a part-time student, you will take The Material Legacy of Early Modern Literary Texts in your first year, along with 20 credits from the list of optional modules above. In your second year you will take your dissertation and Working with Early Modern Literary Texts, along with a further 20 credits of optional modules.

  • The Material Legacy of Early Modern Literary Texts (taught by British Library)
  • Working with Early Modern Literary Texts
Optional Modules

In addition, you are required to take two modules, totalling 40 credits, from a range of optional modules that may typically include:

  • Global/Local Shakespeares (20 credits)
  • Professing Writing in Early Modern England (20 credits)
  • Pre-modern Dialogues: Medieval & Early Modern Literatures in Conversation (20 credits)
  • Theatre, Gender & Culture in Jacobean London (20 Credits)
  • Poetic Movements Modes, Poetic Moods 1660-1800 (20 credits)
  • A range of master’s modules offered in the School of Arts & Humanities or Global Institutes, subject to approvals.

King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant courses of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest you keep an eye on the course finder on our website for updates

  • Family Politics
  • Local / Global Shakespeares
  • Theatre, Gender And Culture In Jacobean London

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