A non-accredited Literature course.

Course Description

Beginning with Allan Massie’s The Ragged Lion, this course will explore the world of Sir Walter Scott’s Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, those ballads which became part of his own creative landscape. We shall consider the complex and multi-faceted historical and cultural contexts of three novels - Waverley, The Heart of Midlothian and Redgauntlet - in which plot and theme challenge and inform our understanding of identity and belonging. Ballads from the Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border will be provided.

Tutor: Ruth Beckett BA MD DPhil

 

Term: Summer

Day: Thursday

Start Date: 20 April 2023

Time: 2-4pm

No. of weeks: 10

Full fee: £99

Location: University of York Campus, Classroom-based