How about watching a wealth of choice — and free! —lectures and programmes on the internet about the following subjects: Nature, British Romantic poets, Pre-Raphaelite painters, and Shakespeare’s influence on their works? When I started studying for a Master’s degree in English, in October 2020, I already knew that I would choose a subject for my thesis revolving around my favourite topics in British culture … Continue reading A wealth of lectures…
According to Horace Walpole (1717-1797), “Poetry, Painting and Gardening (…) will forever by men of taste be deemed three sisters, or the Three New Graces who dress and adorn nature.” How about exploring the distinctive personalities of England’s gardens and landscapes and their representations in arts in “modern” history? What makes the English countryside and gardens so characteristic within the European scenery? Why and how … Continue reading Three Sisters: Poetry, Painting and Gardening
The eternal student - anglophile version 