Early Modern English Literature: Books that Matter

Course Overview

Offered by King's College London, University of London, the MA Early Modern English Literature: Books that Matter provides a comprehensive postgraduate education in languages and area studies. Based in London, England, this Russell Group university offers a research-led approach to learning, with a 1-year full-time and part-time structure. Overview Taught in collaboration with the British Library, explore early modern literary texts through critical lenses such as race, ethnicity, gender, class, sexuality, religion and nationality, and acquire bespoke tools to study neglected texts and to decide why they matter, what key questions they can answer about the early modern period and our own time, and how they should be edited and re-presented to modern readers. You'll discover alternative readings of canonical texts and take the unique opportunity to learn not only how to re-read them from new theoretical perspectives, but ... A minimum ielts score of 7.0 is required for admission. Graduates from this programme benefit from strong career prospects, with 92% student satisfaction rating, a median graduate salary of £26,000 within three years, a 100% continuation rate, and 77% of graduates in employment or further study.

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