Reading the Pre-Raphaelites

Love it or hate it, everyone can identify a Pre-Raphaelite artwork. But what about a Pre-Raphaelite poem? This new course sets out to introduce readers to the contexts, theory and style of pre-Raphaelite poets such as William Morris, A C Swinburne, Christina Rossetti, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and several less well known poets. Taught through lectures, seminars and including a trip to the Fitzwilliam Museum, you will explore the less well-trodden paths of literary pre-Raphaelitism and discover new ways of approaching and appreciating Victorian poetry in context.