Literature course list | Professional and Continuing Education

Course listing

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Weekend courses

Iris Murdoch: philosophy and fiction

23 Jan 2026 25 Jan 2026

Stone with Greek inscription, the Ancient Lycian City of Patara, near Kaş, Turkey.

Weekend courses

Reading Classical Greek: Xenophon, Apology of Socrates

23 Jan 2026 25 Jan 2026

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Weekend courses

Prides and Prejudices and Variations: Jane Austen's modern collaborators

20 Feb 2026 22 Feb 2026

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Short online courses

An introduction to Shakespeare

16 Feb 2026 05 Apr 2026

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Short online courses

British Children’s Literature in the 20th Century

16 Feb 2026 05 Apr 2026

An open vintage children’s book lying on striped bed sheets, showing a scene from a British story with a teddy bear and child being launched from a toy box

Short online courses

British Children’s Literature in the 20th Century

06 Apr 2026 24 May 2026

A close-up portrait of William Shakespeare, depicting a man with dark, curly hair, a beard and mustache, and wearing a single hoop earring in his left ear.

Short online courses

Shakespeare and the interpretation of history

06 Apr 2026 24 May 2026

An open vintage children’s book lying on striped bed sheets, showing a scene from a British story with a teddy bear and child being launched from a toy box

Short online courses

British Children’s Literature in the 20th Century

18 May 2026 05 Jul 2026