Introduction

Read the greats as well as the voices that history has overlooked. Study close to the beautiful Lake District, home of the Romantic poets, and inspiration for many later writers. From ancient myth to the contemporary graphic novel, you’ll explore a host of different literary forms, develop your critical voice, and discuss your reading and ideas with widely published scholars.

Literary study at Lancaster offers a rich engagement with the very best of literature, from classical and medieval to modern and contemporary periods. You will have the chance to study all the great names, as well as voices that have been forgotten or overlooked. You’ll also explore a wide range of literary forms - from ancient myths to slave memoirs, Gothic fiction to dystopian narratives, and Shakespearean drama to contemporary graphic novels.