Lorna Doone
This 1865 novel has never been out of print. We’ll discuss what makes it a compelling story; what it shows us about Victorian Britain and developments in novel-writing. Please read to the end of chapter 6, for discussion at the … More details …
Daphne du Maurier
During this course we will study three novels by the Daphne du Maurier. Often under-rated because of her popular appeal we will look at the skill of her narrative style, consider her ability to write to a variety of sub-genres … More details …
Nature’s other Minstrels
Why were birds such a popular subject for poets of the Romantic period? From Coleridge to John Clare, we shall discover how birds were imaginatively presented – from the ethereal to the terrestrial, from the fanciful to the carefully observed.
Free verse or playing tennis without a net?
The great American poet Robert Frost said he would ‘as soon write free verse as play tennis with the net down’, and yet much of modern poetry could be described as free verse, so how does it work and does … More details …