An Introduction to Sea Literature

From Odysseus’s famous journey back home, to Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s ‘Rime of the Ancient Mariner’, and through to Dracula sinisterly washing up on Whitby’s shores, the sea has fascinated writers and readers alike. This course provides a survey of literature’s fascination with the sea: we will close read texts and excerpts from longer works such as Moby Dick, to understand how humans have thought about and interacted with sea through literary metaphors, and how writers have used the sea to reflect on some of humanity’s most pervasive fears, as well as hopes.

Tutor: Maddy Potter PhD

Term: Summer

Day: Saturday

Time: 10am-1.15pm

Start Date: 08 June 2024

No. of weeks: 2 (consecutive weeks)

Full fee: £52 

This course will be delivered via Zoom. Students joining the course will need access to a computer, laptop or tablet with a microphone (essential) and a webcam (desirable), as well as a reliable broadband connection.

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