English
English at Cambridge is compelling, demanding and astoundingly rewarding. The course is extraordinary, as it lets you read and analyse exciting, challenging and enthralling works of literature - in poetry, prose, drama and a myriad of other forms - dating from 1300 to those published last week. It also allows you to follow your own interests, for example in politics, history, art, theology or music, to become the context within which these works are understood. Further details about the course can be found on the University website.
English at Murray Edwards
We admit around 8-10 English students per year, so you will join a large community of English undergraduates within the College. English at Murray Edwards benefits from a tradition of success, a superb library, and a supportive ethos that will help you find your individual way through the course. We have a large and diverse Fellowship who teach enthusiastically and flexibly. We also have a history of organising events, especially in relation to the study of drama and performance: in recent years, students have made trips to see Renaissance-period plays, Greek Tragedies and opera.
Meet our academics
Dr Jenny Bavidge
Fellow in English
Dr Michele Gemelos
Fellow in English
Professor Heather Glen
Fellow Emerita in English
Professor Raphael Lyne
Professor of Renaissance Literature
Dr Sean McEvoy
Fellow in English
Dr Leo Mellor
Roma Gill Fellow in English
Professor Kiernan Ryan
Emeritus Fellow in English
Professor Clair Wills
Professorial Fellow in English
Dr Penelope Wilson
Fellow Emerita in English