MA Medieval and Early Modern Textual Cultures, 1381-1688

This MA offers students the opportunity to acquire knowledge of Medieval and Early Modern literature in its wider critical and cultural contexts, training in the discipline and methodologies that scholars explore this material. The distinctive date range covered by the MA signifies– 1381 (the year of the Peasants’ Revolt) and 1688 (the year of the Glorious Revolution). The focus of the course is predominantly on textual sources of the British Isles, while also enabling extensive attention to be paid to Britain’s relations with the cultural traditions and politics of Continental Europe.