This course will explore the following: a) the historical relationship between landscape and writers. b) Literary movements associated with a philosophical understanding of landscape. c) The relationship between walking and creativity.
Course aim
This course will explore a variety of prose and poetry by numerous British and European writers, which is derived from their experiences of the landscape.
Do I need any particular skills or experience?
- This course is for beginners and improvers
By the end of the course I should be able to:
- You will be able to explain the historical associations between writers, literary movements and the landscapes.
- You will be able to describe the principal writers and their views on landscape.
- You will be able to discuss in detail the relationship between walking and creativity.
- You will be able to summarise the salient cultural myths generated by the landscape.
What else do I need to know?
All literary examples will be provided to the students.
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How Many Miles to Babylon: the Literature of Walking the Landscape







