Literature
Taking English literature courses in Sydney can enrich your life in many surprising ways. Have you ever thought about why some literature, such as Shakespeare’s work, remains in production century after century? His plays deal with timeless themes such as the complexities of love, hunger for power, and betrayal. In a constantly-changing, high-tech world, it’s comforting to know that not everything has changed. If you’re ready to dive in, WEA Sydney can help. We offer short courses in Sydney in our fully-equipped classrooms. Our building includes a library and our tutors are experienced and fully qualified.
Bathing, Bonnets, and Boys! - Eighteenth-Century Literature and Adaptation
<p>Gossip, crime, scandal, and monsters. Not words typically used to describe eighteenth-century England, a period that is remembered for its so-called Enlightened thinkers. Yet, if we look closely at
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Re-reading Classroom Classics
<p>This course will read a variety of texts from the NSW Senior English Syllabus (1965). The purpose of this course is threefold. We will re-read texts from the ’65 syllabus beyond the schoolhouse
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The Brothers Grimm
<p>Let's travel imaginatively along the Marchenstrasse to see what the Grimms saw - the castles, the forests, the cottages - to explore the lives of these remarkable men and the stories they have
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Matsuo Basho - The Poet, and his Journey through Northern Japan
<p>Matsuo Basho developed the style of poetry we know today as Haiku. In 1689, four years before his death, he undertook a monumental journey around the Northern parts of Japan, a journey of 2400
...<p>Matsuo Basho developed the style of poetry we know today as Haiku. In 1689, four years before his death, he undertook a monumental journey around the Northern parts of Japan, a journey of 2400
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In the Footsteps of Don Quijote: Exploring Castilia - La Mancha
<p>Undoubtedly the most famous piece of Spanish literature Miguel de Cervante’s ‘Don Quijote’ is set in the La Mancha region southeast of the Spanish capital Madrid. Known for its windmills and
...<p>Undoubtedly the most famous piece of Spanish literature Miguel de Cervante’s ‘Don Quijote’ is set in the La Mancha region southeast of the Spanish capital Madrid. Known for its windmills and
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Great Speeches and Why They Move Us
<p>This course takes a look at famous speeches to see how they inspire, move and motivate us. Be inspired by Shakespeare, be moved by magic moments in films and be motivated by the great political
...<p>This course takes a look at famous speeches to see how they inspire, move and motivate us. Be inspired by Shakespeare, be moved by magic moments in films and be motivated by the great political
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Gilgamesh and Inanna: Ancient Epic Heroes
<p>The greatest and earliest stories we have told ourselves are from the soil from which all culture grows: the two most significant epic characters from ancient Babylonian culture. These great
...<p>The greatest and earliest stories we have told ourselves are from the soil from which all culture grows: the two most significant epic characters from ancient Babylonian culture. These great
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Joseph Conrad - Sea Captain and Famous Author
<p>Discover Joseph Conrad's first voyages to the Dutch East Indies and how this influenced his first books - <em>Almayer's Folly</em>, <em>An Outcast of the Islands</em>, <em>Lord Jim and The Rescue</
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Before Shakespeare
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Discovering Dante's Inferno
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