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Dept of English and Related Literature at Uni of York @uoyenglishrl.bsky.social · 9h

#OTD in 1872 #English #novelist John Cowper Powys was born in Shirley, Derbyshire. Powys has been seen as a successor to Thomas Hardy. As with Hardy, landscape is important to his works as is elemental philosophy in his characters' lives.

John Cowper Powys | Romantic Novelist, Philosopher, Poet | Britannica

John Cowper Powys was a Welsh novelist, essayist, and poet, known chiefly for his long panoramic novels, including Wolf Solent (1929), A Glastonbury Romance (1932), and Owen Glendower (1940). He was…

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Dept of English and Related Literature at Uni of York @uoyenglishrl.bsky.social · 11h

Medieval Literatures Seminar with speaker Professor Kenneth Clarke (York): this seminar will look at a number of interpolations in Dante’s Commedia, focusing on how early readers became actively engaged in the vivid afterlife represented in the Commedia. 18 November.

Interpolation and/as Interpretation in Dante’s 'Commedia'

Medieval Literatures Seminar with speaker Professor Kenneth Clarke (York).

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Dept of English and Related Literature at Uni of York @uoyenglishrl.bsky.social · 1d

#OTD in 1939 #Australian #writer and #broadcaster Clive James was born in Kogarah, New South Wales. James began his career as a literary critic before earning an independent reputation as a poet and satirist He achieved success as a writer for TV, and led his own programmes.

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Dept of English and Related Literature at Uni of York @uoyenglishrl.bsky.social · 1d

Join us for A conversation with Jack Mackay on Monday 13th October. A recent graduate from the Department of English and Related Literature, Jack Mackay (2021-2024) has published his debut novel Gloam, a Gothic horror fiction aimed at the middle grade market, to enormous acclaim.

A conversation with Jack Mackay

Department of English graduate Jack Mackay returns to York to discuss his acclaimed Gothic debut 'Gloam', share writing insights, and inspire aspiring authors.

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Dept of English and Related Literature at Uni of York @uoyenglishrl.bsky.social · 2d

#OTD in 1895 #American #novelist and literary #critic Caroline Gordon was born in Kentucky, US. While still in her thirties, Gordon received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1932 and an O. Henry Award in 1934, and had connections to F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway and T. S. Eliot.

Caroline Gordon | Research Starters | EBSCO Research

<p>Caroline Gordon was an influential American novelist and short-story writer, recognized for her contributions to literature in the 20th century. Born in Kentucky in 1895, she was educated in a…

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University of York Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social · 5d

The Morrell Library is 59 years old today!

Join us on a brief pictorial trip back in time with his much loved* brutalist building, starting with this cracking picture of the mid-60s campus, with the Morrell behind Central Hall.

Look at those crisp architectural lines. Woof.

Next up: plans >> 🧵

Black & white image showing the lake (very still), Central Hall looking alien, Vanbrugh College and behind that a very white and clean Morrell Library

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Dept of English and Related Literature at Uni of York @uoyenglishrl.bsky.social · 2d

Join us tomorrow at 5pm for a CECS Research Seminar with speaker Professor Mary Fairclough (York). This event explores Mary Wollstonecraft’s use of the rhetorical figure of apostrophe, in particular her deployment of apostrophe as part of rhetorical armoury. buff.ly/AbIbbs1

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Susannah Lyon-Whaley @susannah-lw.bsky.social · 5d

Autumn skies outside = the perfect time to read 2nd-year @uoyenglishrl.bsky.social student Eva Newell's blog post on cinnamon 🍁 What does Hailey Beiber's cinnamon girl make-up trend have to do with Voltaire's El Dorado? blogs.york.ac.uk/student-salo... @laurenworking.bsky.social #StudentSalon

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Dept of English and Related Literature at Uni of York @uoyenglishrl.bsky.social · 5d

York’s English degree is renowned for its #flexible and #innovative approach. You’ll work closely with tutors in small-group #seminars, supported by #lectures and #workshops, and opportunities to #consult staff on a one-to-one basis in their weekly office hours. Find out more

BA (Hons) English

Discover a world of literature at York.

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Dept of English and Related Literature at Uni of York @uoyenglishrl.bsky.social · 5d

#OTD in 1916 #British #vet and #writer James Herriot was born in Sunderland. Herriot practised as a veterinary surgeon in Yorkshire for almost 50 years, and is known for writing a series of eight books set in the 1930s–1950s Yorkshire Dales about veterinary practice.

James Herriot Biography | Real Life of All Creatures Great & Small Author

Discover the real James Herriot (Alf Wight), beloved Yorkshire vet and author of All Creatures Great & Small. Visit his original home and surgery in Thirsk.

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Dept of English and Related Literature at Uni of York @uoyenglishrl.bsky.social · 6d

#OTD in 1879 #American #poet Wallace Stevens was born in Pennsylvania, US. Stevens's first period begins with the publication of Harmonium (1923), and his Collected Poems won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1955.

Wallace Stevens

Wallace Stevens was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, on October 2, 1879. He attended Harvard University as an undergraduate from 1897 to 1900. He planned to travel to Paris and work as a writer, but,…

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Dept of English and Related Literature at Uni of York @uoyenglishrl.bsky.social · 7d

Editor, translator, medievalist – and prestigious Irish poet – Bernard O’Donoghue will be talking about his new book "The Poems of Seamus Heaney" in conversation with York’s own Hugh Haughton. There will be an opportunity to ask Professor O’Donoghue about the book. 12 November.

Bernard O’Donoghue: Editing Heaney

Join us for this Writers at York event with editor, translator, medievalist, and prestigious Irish poet, Bernard O'Donoghue.

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Dept of English and Related Literature at Uni of York @uoyenglishrl.bsky.social · 7d

#OTD in 1885 #American #poet Louis Untermeyer was born in New York, US. Untermeyer was known for his wit and his love of puns. He was appointed the fourteenth Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1961 buff.ly/1lGtupJ

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Dept of English and Related Literature at Uni of York @uoyenglishrl.bsky.social · 8d

#OTD it is #InternationalTranslationDay! Tell us what your favourite literary translations is in the comments.

The 20 must-read classics in translation

From Arabic masterpieces to Japanese novellas, these books will transport you to places – and eras – you've never been to before. How many have you read?

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Dept of English and Related Literature at Uni of York @uoyenglishrl.bsky.social · 8d

A recent graduate from the Department of English and Related Literature, Jack Mackay (2021-2024) has published his debut novel Gloam, a Gothic horror fiction aimed at the middle grade market, to enormous acclaim.

A conversation with Jack Mackay

Department of English graduate Jack Mackay returns to York to discuss his acclaimed Gothic debut 'Gloam', share writing insights, and inspire aspiring authors.

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Dept of English and Related Literature at Uni of York @uoyenglishrl.bsky.social · 9d

The Department of English and Related Literature has placed 7th in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026 for the subject of English. The ranking recognises the quality of our courses, and the experiences and opportunities they provide to our students.

English at York ranks 7th in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026.

The Department of English and Related Literature has placed 7th in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026 for the subject of English. The ranking recognises the quality of our courses,…

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Dept of English and Related Literature at Uni of York @uoyenglishrl.bsky.social · 9d

#OTD in 1547 #Spanish #writer Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was born in Alcalá de Henares. Cervantes was widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and a pre-eminent novelist. He is best known for his novel "Don Quixote", considered to be the first modern novel.

Miguel de Cervantes | Biography, Don Quixote, Books, Plays, & Facts | Britannica

Miguel de Cervantes, novelist, playwright, and poet, the creator of Don Quixote and the most important and celebrated figure in Spanish literature. His novel Don Quixote has been translated, in full…

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Dept of English and Related Literature at Uni of York @uoyenglishrl.bsky.social · 12d

#OTD in 1888 #American #poet Thomas Stearns Eliot was born in Missouri, US. Eliot was a leading figure in Modernist poetry where he reinvigorated the art through his use of language, writing style, and verse structure. He was awarded the 1948 Nobel Prize in Literature.

T. S. Eliot

Poems, readings, poetry news and the entire 110-year archive of POETRY magazine.

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Dept of English and Related Literature at Uni of York @uoyenglishrl.bsky.social · 12d

Join us on Wednesday 8th October for a Writers at York event with Rozie Kelly: "'Kingfisher' - Publishing a Debut Novel" buff.ly/nPWzvd0

Rozie Kelly: 'Kingfisher' - Publishing a Debut Novel

Join us for a conversation and reading with Rozie Kelly, who will discuss her novel 'Kingfisher', a beautifully crafted, compelling novel about grief, power and desire – and the tangles in between…

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Dept of English and Related Literature at Uni of York @uoyenglishrl.bsky.social · 13d

Dr Kenneth Clarke talks about studying and writing about Dante as a part of an academic course. This film is part of the university's "Writing Resources", a range of simple resources to help anyone improve the quality of their writing.

Writing about Dante

Dr Kenneth Clarke talks about studying and writing about Dante as a part of an academic course. This film is one of the "Writing About..." series of films by the Department of English and Related…

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Dept of English and Related Literature at Uni of York @uoyenglishrl.bsky.social · 13d

#OTD in 1897 #American #writer William Cuthbert Faulkner was born in Mississippi, US. He is best known for his novels and stories set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi, a stand-in for Lafayette County where he spent most of his life, and for being a Nobel laureate.

William Faulkner

Poems, readings, poetry news and the entire 110-year archive of POETRY magazine.

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Susannah Lyon-Whaley @susannah-lw.bsky.social · 14d

Bugs in salons?! Recent University of York graduate Mumia Douse-Bah's blog explores the colonial context of bugs and recounts a flea on a salon attendee's breast that spurred a 'poetic frenzy' 🐛🐜
@uoyenglishrl.bsky.social @laurenworking.bsky.social #StudentSalon

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Dept of English and Related Literature at Uni of York @uoyenglishrl.bsky.social · 14d

#OTD in 1896 #American #writer F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in Minnesota, US. Fitzgerald is best known for his novels depicting the flamboyance and excess of the Jazz Age. His third novel "The Great Gatsby" (1925) is now hailed by literary critics as the "Great American Novel".

F. Scott Fitzgerald – F. Scott Fitzgerald Society

Best known for The Great Gatsby (1925) and Tender Is the Night (1934)—two keystones of modernist fiction—Francis Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) was the poet laureate of the “Jazz Age,” a term he…

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Dept of English and Related Literature at Uni of York @uoyenglishrl.bsky.social · 14d

Join us for a reading and discussion with author, publisher and Professor, Sunny Singh, who is in conversation with Anthony Capildeo on her latest book "Refuge: Stories of War (and Love)" and her important work in the publishing industry. October 23rd.

Sunny Singh: 'Refuge: Stories of War (and Love)'

Join us for a reading and discussion with author, publisher and Professor, Sunny Singh, who is in conversation with Anthony Capildeo on her latest book 'Refuge: Stories of War (and Love)' and her…

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Dept of English and Related Literature at Uni of York @uoyenglishrl.bsky.social · 15d

"On Irreverance" is the first in a series of three lectures this year by Visiting Professor Adam Phillips, Writer and Psychoanalyst on 19 November, 5pm to 6.30pm. Adam Phillips is a psychoanalyst as well as one of the most influential essayists and thinkers writing today.

On Irreverence

The first in a series of three lectures on 2025/26 by Visiting Professor Adam Phillips, Writer and Psychoanalyst.

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