Literature of the English Country House FutureLearn

Overview

On this six-week course, you’ll trace depictions of country houses through the works of some of England’s most celebrated writers and some lesser known authors. You’ll journey through the early 16th century to the late 19th century, exploring what the country houses depicted in literature represent and say about society at the time.

Key facts:

Through Literature of the English Country House at The University of Sheffield by FutureLearn you’ll be introduced to new perspectives and approaches to literature, enriching how you engage with both the texts on this course and beyond.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

• Demonstrate 'close reading' skills as the basis for your own literary interpretation

• Discuss the wide variety of ways country house literature has been composed, consumed and received over the centuries

• Engage with extracts from novels, poetry and drama from well-know authors as well as lesser known forms of writing from less familiar authors

• Investigate the role and representation of the English country house in literature

• Build your own literary interpretation of literature