Literature course list | Professional and Continuing Education

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A flock of birds in a blue sky.

Short online courses

Milton and the meaning of freedom: an introduction to Paradise Lost

27 Oct 2025 14 Dec 2025

A close-up of a suit of armour in a darkly lit room.

Short online courses

A Knight in Borrowed Armour: an introduction to Spenser's 'The Faerie Queene'

05 Jan 2026 22 Feb 2026

Close-up of Shakespeare’s Globe theatre in London, showing its distinctive timber-framed architecture

Short online courses

An introduction to Shakespeare

16 Feb 2026 05 Apr 2026

An open vintage children’s book lying on striped bed sheets, showing a scene from a British story with a teddy bear and child being launched from a toy box

Short online courses

British Children’s Literature in the 20th Century

16 Feb 2026 05 Apr 2026

An open vintage children’s book lying on striped bed sheets, showing a scene from a British story with a teddy bear and child being launched from a toy box

Short online courses

British Children’s Literature in the 20th Century

06 Apr 2026 24 May 2026

A bird’s-eye view of London with Shakespeare’s Globe at the centre, surrounded by other buildings under a foggy sky

Short online courses

Shakespeare and the interpretation of history

06 Apr 2026 24 May 2026

An open vintage children’s book lying on striped bed sheets, showing a scene from a British story with a teddy bear and child being launched from a toy box

Short online courses

British Children’s Literature in the 20th Century

18 May 2026 05 Jul 2026

A crown placed on a podium

Short online courses

King Lear: tragedy and beyond

18 May 2026 05 Jul 2026