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Early Modern English Literature: Books That Matter MA

King's College London, University of London

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  • Qualification

    MA - Master of Arts

  • Location

    King's College London, University of London

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    28-SEP-26

  • Duration

    1 Year

Course summary

Our Early Modern English Literature MA is an innovative and exciting partnership between the Department of English at King’s and the British Library. The course focuses on the transmission of key early modern literary texts, investigating both the circulation of literary texts in manuscript and print and the way they were received. You will learn to read early modern handwriting, to transcribe neglected literary manuscripts and rare printed texts, and to edit them for the modern reader. In focusing on transmission alongside more traditional literary approaches, the course explores the impact of the materiality of the text and of the material conditions of its (re)production on the way it is interpreted. The Life of the Book: Constructing Knowledge at the British Library, a module taught at the British Library, will allow access to early modern print and manuscript material with a focus on the factors and people involved in their production, transmission and preservation in libraries and private collections.

Application deadline

25/08/2026

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£ 32,100per year

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University information

King's College London, University of London

  • University League Table

    16th

  • Campus address

    King's College London, University of London, Strand Campus, London, Greater London, WC2R 2LS, United Kingdom

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    20th out of 89 6

  • Entry standards

    / Max 207
    143 69%

    20th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    73.0 73%

    25th

    3
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.09 77%

    79th

    10

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