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Faculty of English Language and Literature
The Faculty of English Language and Literature is by far the largest English Department in the UK, with over 75 permanent postholders, a further 70 Faculty members, 900 undergraduates and 300 postgraduates. The Faculty has a very distinguished research and teaching record, covering all periods of English Literature. Oxford’s English Faculty is one of the most illustrious Schools of English in the world. Established in 1894, it has numbered among its members some of the most important critics and scholars in the field, including J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Edmund Blunden, Nevill Coghill, Helen Gardner, Richard Ellmann, Terry Eagleton, and many others. We are now home to nearly eighty Professors, Readers, and Lecturers, with about the same number again of Tutors and Research Fellows based in Colleges. At any one time, there are roughly a thousand students studying within the Faculty at undergraduate level, and another three hundred at graduate level in the largest English graduate school in the country. Traditionally teaching and research in the Faculty has covered the entire history of literature in English from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present day, along with language studies. More recent growth areas include world literature and film studies.

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Valentine's Day at Oxford

Valentine's Day at Oxford

Does love have a scent? Is there maths behind falling in love? What does romance in the...
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Fantasy Literature

Fantasy Literature

Fantasy Literature has emerged as one of the most important genres over the past few de...
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Professor of Poetry

Professor of Poetry

Professor of Poetry Alice Oswald gives her lectures on poetry, language, literature, be...
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Journey of a Molecular Detective; David Sherratt

War and Representation

The series War and Representation features interviews with leading humanities scholars ...
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Journey of a Molecular Detective; David Sherratt

Faculty of English - Introductions

This series brings together lectures given by members of Oxford’s Faculty of English as...
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Modern Fairies

Modern Fairies

In Series One Carolyne Larrington and Fay Hield introduce the themes of traditional Bri...
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Edward Lear's Feelings

Edward Lear's Feelings

Written and presented by Matthew Bevis and Jasmine Jagger. This series of 4 short progr...
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The End of Journalism

The End of Journalism

The visiting professor of Creative Media, Stig Abell delivers a series of lectures abou...
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Great Writers Inspire at Home

Great Writers Inspire at Home

PLEASE NOTE: This project has its own website 'Writers Make Worlds' which features much...
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Oxford Writers' House Talks

Oxford Writers' House Talks

A series of talks exploring writing mediums, methods, interests, and approaches. ...

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The Life and Death of Poetry A distracted walkabout with T.S Eliot and others. Alice Oswald 23 June, 2022 Captions
A Lament for the Earth This episode will address the challenge to nature poetry. Alice Oswald 14 March, 2022
In Sleep a King This is a sleep-talk on the subject of waking up with Sonnet 87 (by Shakespeare) in the background. This talk was given by Alice Oswald on the 25th November 2021. Alice Oswald 3 March, 2022
Fantasy Creatures Dr Caroline Batten and Dr Megan Cavell discuss fantastic animals in fantasy text Caroline Batten, Megan Cavell 29 September, 2021 Captions
Is Jin Yong 'China's Tolkien'? A comparison of the Hong Kong author Jin Yong and J. R. R. Tolkien Jonathan Hui 6 September, 2021 Captions
A Conversation with Katherine Langrish Dr Caroline Batten chats with author Katherine Langrish about her book 'From Spare Oom to War Drobe' Caroline Batten, Katherine Langrish 31 August, 2021 Captions
Faith in fantasy literature A short discussion of the role of faith in fantasy literature Katherine Olley 30 July, 2021 Captions
Brian McClellan A discussion of the writer Brian McClellan. Katherine Olley 30 July, 2021 Captions
Arthur Rackham at Trinity College Emma Sillett, Trinity College Librarian, and Dr Caroline Batten explore the Danson Library's collection of rare Arthur Rackham fantasy illustrations. Emma Sillett, Caroline Batten 30 July, 2021 Captions
C. S. Lewis and 'The Wind in the Willows' A discussion of the influence of 'The Wind in the Willows' on fantasy writers - notably C. S. Lewis Simon Horobin 29 July, 2021 Captions
The Last of the Titans This talk explores the myth underlying the action in John Wyndham's `The Kraken Wakes'. Jane Bliss 27 July, 2021 Captions
A Walk around C. S. Lewis's Oxford A biographical tour of C. S. Lewis's Oxford Simon Horobin 23 July, 2021 Captions

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