Department of English Literature

Explore the pleasures of reading and studying literature in a community of outstanding scholars and students. Our research and teaching spans the full range of literature from Old English to digital culture, and incorporates traditional and non-traditional areas of study.

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11 September 2023

A Tolkien Weekend in Bewdley: Glimpses of Other Worlds

The renowned fantasy author J. R. R. Tolkien died fifty years ago on 2 September 1973. Tolkien described Worcestershire as ‘in an indefinable way “home" to me.'

17 August 2023

University of Birmingham is Stratford Literary Festival's Education Partner

Stratford Literary Festival are delighted to announce that the University will become the Festival’s Education Partner from September.

25 July 2023

Students Mary and Vanessa take you through three days in Stratford on the Shakespeare Residential

Students Mary (BA English with Shakespeare Studies) and Vanessa (BA Drama and English) share their experiences of the Stratford Residential study trip.

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