Classics
Cicero: De Imperio
This course explores several aspects of Cicero’s speech De Imperio Cn Pompeii, which was delivered in the Roman Forum in 66 BC. In particular, we think about the speech both as a performance in the Forum and as a written...
Dr Alison Rosenblitt
Oxford University
English Literature
Shakespeare: Twelfth Night
In this course, we explore several aspects of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. We begin by thinking about the play’s status as a comedy, before looking at a number of aspects of the play and its performance. In particular, we explore the...
Dr Sophie Duncan
Oxford University
English Literature
Shakespeare: The Winter's Tale
In this course, we explore several aspects of one of Shakespeare’s later plays, The Winter’s Tale. In particular, we consider the political and theatrical context for the play, the importance of allegory and symbolism, the play’s peculiar structure, and, of...
Dr Charles Moseley
Cambridge University
English Literature
Shakespeare: Antony and Cleopatra
In this course, we explore several aspects of Antony and Cleopatra. We begin by thinking about why Shakespeare was interested in writing plays that were set in Ancient Rome, before looking at a number of aspects of the play and...
Prof. John Lennard
Independent Scholar
English Literature
Shakespeare: King Lear
In this course, we explore several aspects of King Lear. We begin by looking at some of the textual problems of the play, before looking at aspects of the play and its performance. In particular, we explore the play’s comedic...
Prof. John Lennard
Independent Scholar
English Literature
Chaucer and Story Patterns in Middle English Literature
This course provides readers of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales with a broader context of Chaucer’s life and times as well as the kind of literature that was being written in the Medieval period that may have inspired Chaucer when it came...
Dr Carolyne Larrington
Oxford University