MA English is a 2-year post-graduation course in English literature which is a combination of modern and ancient literature. It focuses on the three main aspects of English Literature namel… Read More
In The Telegraph and Argus, Rebecca Yorke writes about she came to be Brontë Parsonage Museum Director.When I was 12-years-old, I dressed up as Kate Bush and lip-synced to Wutherin… Read More
Updated December 31, 2022Here's a very incomplete master list of books I've read. This is my list by rating (so you can see which books I gave a perfect four out of four stars to, for exampl… Read More
Post-Patristic experts at Syon Abbey Iohannis de- Caulibus, Meditactiones vitae Christi: MetersThe latest Orcherd away from Syon, ed. Phyllis Hodgson and you can Gabriel M. Liegey, Very earl… Read More
Re-Sisters: The Lives and Recordings of Delia Derbyshire, Margery Kempe and Cosey Fanni Tutti is available in October
Source: https://pitchfork.com/news/cosey-fanni-tutti-announces-us-public… Read More
This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle explores the life of Margery Kempe: a 15th-century mystic said to be the first female autobiographer in English, and one of medieval Europe… Read More
Seven stories of women whose books changed English literature
In this history podcast we meet an anchorite who became the “mother of English prose”. A passionate pilgrim known… Read More
After a period of chastity, Margery Kempe’s husband described one of those hypothetical scenarios that couples sometimes use to test each other. “Margery, if a man came with a sw… Read More
What’s on my reading stand? I don’t know about you but I am one of those types who has multiple books going at once. I pick one up to read one night, then often a… Read More
Dame Julian and self-isolation – some lessons from the 14th century
Despite having her writings, we actually know surprisingly little about Dame Julian,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J… Read More
Margery Kempe went on pilgrimage to Jerusalem 3 times. Now, this might seem like overkill, but the point about Margery, is that she lived in 15th century England, wasn`t a […] Read More
I recently typed out and shared the entire 1001 Books to Read Before You Die list to keep track somewhere other than the comments section of my Goodreads challenge so I figured I'd do the 10… Read More
Oxford University Press has once again teamed up with the Bryant Park Reading Room on their summer literary series.
The Bryant Park Reading Room was first established in 1935 by the New Yor… Read More
It's a long story, but sometimes one reads an assignment incorrectly. In a nutshell, that's how this post was born. Hope it's of some interest!Between Julian of Norwich and Marge… Read More
From Dostoevsky to Zadie Smith, the novelist picks his favourite portrayals of characters struggling with faith.1. Franny in Franny and Zooey by JD SalingerMarcus and Abby Glass, two of the… Read More