The Satis House Brewery in Great Expectations
This is an activity for interest and fun – feel free to have a go at it if you have the time. In this video, Amber discusses the Satis House …
Course: Literature of the English Country House
Material conditions: The rise of the novel
Jane Austen’s novel ‘Pride and Prejudice’ was first published in 1813, at a time when literacy and print culture in England underwent a significant expansion. In this video, Dr Joe …
Material conditions: News and opinion in the 18th century
In this video, Susan and Adam discuss the explosion of cheap and popular print in the 18th century and its impact on news, opinion and literature. They consult a series …
Putting ‘The Sylph’ into context
In this video, Susan visits the Sketch Gallery at Chatsworth House to give an introduction to the Duchess of Devonshire’s novel, ‘The Sylph’. In the next step, we’ll be looking …
Making meaning through close reading
In this video Susan Fitzmaurice, Professor of English Language at the University of Sheffield’s School of English, looks at what we mean by ‘close textual analysis’ or ‘close reading’ and …
Are you interested in studying English at postgraduate level?
Our MA English Studies is one of the few Distance Learning MAs in English to be offered by a Russell Group university. It is taught completely online, so you can …