Classic Literature Courses in London
From Homer to Troy, explore classic literature and modern literature and culture depicting the classical age on our literature courses at City Lit.
Many of our courses are delivered online. For more information about our live online courses, please see our guide to online learning.
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The Upanishads: an introduction
Course Date: Tue 6 Oct 2020
Location on this date: OnlineThe Upanishads are considered the pinnacle of Hindu spirituality and philosophy. They have inspired devotees and scholars at home and across the globe. Come and discover them.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee: £119.00Senior fee: £95.00Concession: £73.00 -
Comparative classics and classical reception: Sanskrit, Greek and Latin
Course Date: Wed 7 Oct 2020
Location on this date: OnlineLearn about the ‘afterlife’ – and the unexpected connections – of Sanskrit, Classical Greek and Latin texts in the modern world!
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee: £119.00Senior fee: £95.00Concession: £73.00 -
Heavenly journeys
Course Date: Sat 24 Oct 2020
Location on this date: OnlineExplore imaginative literature from the ancient world concerned with ‘souls journeys’ and the experience of otherworldly journeys and visions in Jewish texts arising form the Hellenistic period and the Greco-Roman world, as well as early Christian and Muslim texts.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee: £59.00Senior fee: £47.00Concession: £36.00 -
Introduction to the Old English language
Course Date: Thu 29 Oct 2020
Location on this date: OnlineWhat was the English language like before the Norman Conquest? How easy is it to translate their diverse literature? Can we write our own Old English? Come along and see.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee: £119.00Senior fee: £95.00Concession: £73.00
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