The Department of English Language and Literature aims to teach all students to write and speak well and to read skillfully, thoughtfully and with pleasure. We offer many courses that stress literary ...

A general program that focuses on the English language, including its history, structure and related communications skills; and the literature and culture of English-speaking peoples. A program that ...

At UB, we take an approach to the study of 20th-century British literature that is fully attentive to the changes to the field brought about by related fields such as postcolonial studies and cultural ...

When the British author Bernardine Evaristo was in her early twenties, she and her drama-school friends would go to London’s theatres and heckle the performances. “It wouldn’t have been anything like ...

In 2019, Alfred University student Angela Vanbuskirk ’20 produced the Anthology of British Literature: From the Restoration to Modernism, a project for English Professor Allen Grove’s Publishing ...

Ten Princeton juniors spent the fall semester immersing themselves in London and in the works of contemporary writers inspired by the many ethnic, political and economic layers of the city. This fall, ...

Reading fiction is an emotional experience. Feeling emotions – even negative emotions such as sadness – drives reading and helps us enjoy books. Research from the National Literacy Trust, a UK charity ...

We’re taking a tour around modern English language literature to see how British authors, from Jane Porter and Claire Clairmont to Catherine Mansfield and Frederick Forsythe, represented Poles and ...

For 44 years, PBS’s Masterpiece franchise has brought high-end Britain TV programs to American audiences. While the ultra-successful Downton Abbey comes from an original screenplay, many of ...