拥有英语和美国文学学位是学习作家和写作的绝佳机会，他们既可以学习又可以使用一种共同的语言来划分文化。这门课程反映了英美文学的多样性和灵活性，使您能够同等深度地探索这两种文化，同时您还可以探究来自相互交织的文化的作家如何反映和塑造它们周围的世界。您将探索文艺复兴时期以来所有时期的英语文学，包括散文，诗歌和戏剧等所有主要形式。同时，您将从美国文学的创立到今天，将其与社会和历史背景联系起来，同时考虑美国作家为表达民族身份而进行的持久努力。该课程涉及从英国和美国研究以及相关学科中汲取的关于文学和文化的一系列理论观
A degree in English and American Literature offers the opportunity to study writers and writing from cultures both united and divided by a common language. Reflecting the varied and flexible nature of English and American literatures, this course enables you to explore both in equal depth, as you look at how writers from the entwined cultures have reflected and shaped the worlds around them. You’ll explore English literature in all its major forms – prose, poetry and drama – and from all periods, from the Renaissance onwards. At the same time, you’ll look at literature from the USA, from its inception to the present day, relating it to its social and historical contexts, while considering American writers’ enduring struggle to articulate national identity. The course engages with a range of theoretical perspectives on literature and culture, drawn from English and American Studies and related disciplines. But crucially it also recognises that American literature is integral to, rather than separate from, the study of literatures in English. You will have the opportunity to study abroad, including in the US, if you wish, and also the option to do your third year as a placement in Britain or abroad. In your final year you will get the chance to spread your wings with a substantial piece of project work that presents a thesis, building on the skills you've been developing over previous years. Our lively department is staffed by internationally renowned writers and critics, and there's a strong research culture, creating a learning environment that is both supportive and intellectually challenging. We pride ourselves on our excellent teaching and highly positive student feedback. And with our extensive cultural links both in Manchester and further afield, you'll be in the right place to begin building a creative network for your future. This course has a Foundation Year available.