Literature

Autumn Saturday Courses

Saturday 16 November 2024: TS Eliot’s Four Quartets - with Martin Potter PhD (2-5pm, 1 week, £30), University of York Campus, Classroom-based course.
Saturday 23 and 30 November 2024: The Rise of the Gothic - with Maddy Potter PhD (10am-1.15pm, 2 consecutive weeks, £57), Online course.
Saturday 07 December 2024: Medieval Alliterative Poetry: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - with Ruth Beckett BA MA DPhil (10am-1pm, 1 week, £30), Online course.

Spring Long Courses

Monday 27 January 2025: The Literary Landscapes of Sir Walter Scott - with Ruth Beckett BA MA DPhil (7-9pm, 8 weeks, £91), Online course.
Tuesday 28 January 2025: Natural Wonders: Discovering Nature Writing - with Milena Schwab-Graham BA MA PhD (7-9pm, 8 weeks, £91), Online course.
Thursday 30 January 2025: The Road to Canterbury: Travelling with Chaucer’s Pilgrims - with Ruth Beckett BA MA DPhil (7-9pm, 8 weeks, £91), Online course.

Spring Saturday Courses

Saturday 22 February 2025: The Poetry of Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell - with Martin Potter PhD (2-5pm, 1 week, £30), University of York Campus, Classroom-based course.
Saturday 01 and 08 March 2025: A Day with William Wordsworth - with Maddy Potter PhD (10am-1.15pm, 2 consecutive weeks, £57), Online course.
Saturday 08 March 2025: A Day with Shakespeare’s Sonnets - with Stephen Grace BA MA (10am-4.30pm, 1 week, £57), University of York Campus, Classroom-based course.
Saturday 29 March 2025: Medieval Alliterative Poetry: The Death of Arthur - with Ruth Beckett BA MA DPhil (10am-1pm, 1 week, £30), Online course.

Summer Long Courses

Monday 28 April 2025: The Life and Works of Tennyson - with Maddy Potter PhD (7-9pm, 8 weeks, £91), Online course. Please note, no classes will take place on Bank Holidays.

Tuesday 22 April 2025: Travelling Light: Writers on Place, Travel, and Belonging - with Milena Schwab-Graham BA MA PhD (7-9pm, 10 weeks, £114), Online course.
Wednesday 23 April 2025: On the Detective Trail in Ancient Rome - with Ruth Beckett BA MA DPhil (7-9pm, 10 weeks, £114), University of York Campus, Classroom-based course.

Summer Saturday Courses

Saturday 26 April 2025: A Day at Briggflatts - with Stephen Grace BA MA (10am-4.30pm, 1 week, £57), University of York Campus, Classroom-based course.
Saturday 3 and 10 May: The Lady Vanishes: Rediscovering Gladys Mitchell’s Early Detective Fiction - with Sarah Wride PhD (10am-1.15pm, 2 consecutive weeks, £57), Online course.
Saturday 17 and 24 May 2025: Introduction to the Poetry of Seamus Heaney - with Martin Potter PhD (2-5pm, 1 week, £30), University of York Campus, Classroom-based course.
Saturday 24 May 2025: Representations of the 'girl' in Children’s Books - with Daisy Johnson MA MPhil PhD (10am-1pm, 1 week, £30), Online course.
Saturday 14 June 2025: Medieval Alliterative Poetry: The Vision of Piers Plowman - with Ruth Beckett BA MA DPhil (10am-1pm, 1 week, £30), Online course.
Saturday 21 June 2025: An Introduction to the Sagas of Icelanders: Warriors, Poets, and Sorceresses - with Hannah Armstrong BA MSt (10am-4.30pm, 1 week, £57), The King’s Manor.

Learning via Zoom

Students joining our online courses would need access to a computer, laptop or tablet with a microphone (essential) and a webcam (desirable) as well as a reliable broadband connection.

For more guidance on joining a session via Zoom - please use our Zoom Guide for CLL Students (PDF , 208kb).