English Literature and Culture
| Specialisation of: | Literary Studies |
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| Degree: | Master of Arts in Literary Studies |
| Mode of Study: | Full-time, part-time |
| Duration: | 1 year (full-time); 1,5 year (part-time) |
| Start date: | September, February |
| Language of instruction: | English |
| Location: | Leiden |
| Croho/isat code: | 60813 |
The English Literature and Culture specialisation of the MA in Literary Studies provides you with an opportunity to develop your knowledge of a wide range of literary works and genres in English, from the Middle Ages to the present. Since English is a world language, you will not only read works from the more ‘traditional’ canons of British and American literature, but also from such diverse areas as the Caribbean, South-Africa and India.
You can also choose to focus on Philology, that is, the study of medieval and early-modern texts and text media against their cultural-historical background. This approach may vary from analysing manuscripts to (digitally) unravelling linguistic phenomena such as the meaning of specific words or phrases; from studying themes in Anglo-Saxon heroic poetry or Arthurian romances to politeness conventions in eighteenth-century letter collections.
Literature knows no bounds in time or place, and this specialisation offers you a chance to explore this rich variety.
Staff
- Dr. N.N.W. Akkerman, Early modern English literature
- Prof.dr. R.H. Bremmer, Old English and Middle English language and literature
- Dr. J.F. van Dijkhuizen, Early modern English literature and culture
- Dr. J.C. Kardux, African-American Literature and Culture in transatlantic perspective
- Dr. F. Kwakkel, Medieval manuscripts
- Dr. E.J. van Leeuwen, Anglo-American fantastic fiction from the eigtheenth-century to the present
- Prof.dr. P.T.M.G. Liebregts, Modern English, Anglo-Irish, South African, American, and Anglo-Indian literature
- Dr. M. Newton, English Literature, 1848-1918
- M.H. Porck, MPhil, Old English language and culture
