English Literature and Italian

BA English Literature and Italian will enable you to explore a wide range of texts dating from a variety of periods.

You will also develop knowledge of the language and culture of Italy from the medieval period to the present day.

English Literature

- You will explore more than 1,000 years of literature and culture: from medieval romance to the postcolonial and postmodern.

- You can specialise in English Literature, American, Irish and post-colonial literatures, cultural theory, creative writing, and film.

- You will engage with a range of literary/non-literary genres including film, music and texts, from Anglo-Saxon times to the present.

- Benefit from our research activity in English and American Studies, with more than 12 active research groups ranging from Anglo Saxon literature to 21st century writing and film.

- Enjoy creative writing course unit options in your second and third years of study.

Italian

- The course units offered combine the study of history, politics, and the literary, linguistic and visual culture of the peninsula, and are taught by specialists in the fields.

- We offer a linguistics pathway through the course for those interested in the history of the Italian language and its dialects.

- Language courses, taught by native speakers at post A-Level or beginners' level, involve comprehension, translation, grammar, and oral work.

- Our excellence in teaching and learning in Italian has been recognised internally and nationally: a colleague won a Teaching Excellence Award, and one has secured national funding to develop use of digital resources in teaching by bringing our libraries' special collections into the age of the app.

- You will benefit from extensive interaction with Italian cultural agencies in the North West.

- You will also benefit from the world-class Italian holdings of the John Rylands Library, including one of the largest collections of early Italian printed books in the UK.