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Introduction to English LiteratureDiploma Course

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Literary works tell more than the words they use. They transport us elsewhere, make us consider things from a different point of view, empathise with our thoughts and feelings, and inform us about life during the time that they were created.

Through this course, you’ll embark upon the richly populated universe that is the corpus of English literary texts. You’ll be introduced to some of the finest literary works that have ever been written in the English language, examining their literary qualities, and asking what themes they tackle and feelings they are attempting to express. We will also look at the historical context of the time in which they were produced to more richly understand the concerns and preoccupations that may have influenced them.
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Literary works tell more than the words they use. They transport us elsewhere, make us consider things from a different point of view, empathise with our thoughts and feelings, and inform us about life during the time that they were created.

Through this course, you’ll embark upon the richly populated universe that is the corpus of English literary texts. You’ll be introduced to some of the finest literary works that have ever been written in the English language, examining their literary qualities, and asking what themes they tackle and feelings they are attempting to express. We will also look at the historical context of the time in which they were produced to more richly understand the concerns and preoccupations that may have influenced them.

The Introduction to English Literature Course has been designed for those who are new to the subject or have some familiarity with it but would like to gain a better understanding and breadth of knowledge.

This introductory course will guide you through a huge range of complex and diverse literary texts that have influenced countless generations of thinkers and writers, whilst examining the broad sweeps in the development of English literature that have occurred from the earliest times right up to the modern-day.

  • Introduction
  • Part 1: The Roots of English
  • Part 2: The ‘Heroic’ Ideal in Old English Literature
  • Part 3: The ‘Heroic Ideal’ in The Battle of Maldon
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 1 Assessment
  • Part 1: The End of Anglo-Saxon Literature
  • Part 2: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 2 Assessment
  • Part 1: The Legacy of Shakespeare
  • Part 2: Shakespeare and History
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 3 Assessment
  • Part 1: A Poetic Movement
  • Part 2: The Age of Discovery and Colonisation
  • Part 3: Donne’s Later Poetry
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 4 Assessment
  • Part 1: The Romantic Movement
  • Part 2: Shelley’s Ozymandias
  • Part 3: The Poetry of William Blake
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 5 Assessment
  • Part 1: Understanding ‘Imperial’ Literature
  • Part 2: Kipling—A Critic of the Empire?
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 6 Assessment
  • Part 1: The Psychological Significance of The First World War
  • Part 2: First World War Jingoism
  • Part 3: The Poetic Reputation of Rupert Brooke
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 7 Assessment
  • Part 1: Life in the Trenches
  • Part 2: Wilfred Owen’s Disabled
  • Part 3: The Work of Siegfried Sassoon
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 8 Assessment
  • Part 1: The Position of Poet Laureate
  • Part 2: The Poetry of Philip Larkin
  • Part 3: Other Prominent Works
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 9 Assessment
  • Part 1: From Transcendentalism to Realism
  • Part 2: William Ernest Henley’s Invictus
  • Part 3: Robert Frost’s The Road Not Taken
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Conclusion
  • Module 10 Assessment
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The Introduction to English Literature Diploma Course will take you up to 150 hours to complete, working from home. There is no time limit for completing this course, it can be studied in your own time at your own pace.

This is a Level 3 course and will give you 150 CPD (Continued Professional Development) points.

Upon completion of your course assessments, you receive 2 certificates. A certificate from the Centre of Excellence and a CPD certificate displaying the number of CPD points earned from the course.

This course is endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme. Therefore, upon successful completion of this course, learners can also receive a certificate of achievement from Quality Licence Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary, which lists the details of all the units the learner has completed as part of the course. (This certificate is optional and costs an additional £25).

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