Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Classical Studies and English Literature (QQ38)

With a BA Classical Studies and English Literature degree, explore the extraordinary legacy of the classical world and its enduring influence on modern literature and culture. Study texts written in every era, from ancient Greece to the Renaissance, and contemporary writing in English from across the globe.

In classical studies, students will learn about the literature, history and culture of ancient civilizations. Through the study of translated texts students can explore genres and themes like poetry, tragedy and love in classical literature, and their influence on the modern world. Students can also enhance their knowledge of the ancient world through Latin and Greek language modules or gain an understanding of the period through different media, for example through drama and films from Ben-Hur to Gladiator.

In the English literature modules, students will read more of authors and genres that they may already know (from tragedy to Gothic, from Shakespeare and Dickens to Plath and Beckett). But students will also encounter aspects of literary studies that may be less familiar to them, from children’s literature to publishing studies and the history of the book. Reading's academics have published research on everything from medieval poetry to contemporary Caribbean and American fiction.