about literature cambridge
 

Literature Cambridge offers top quality summer courses and Study Days on English literature and classics

Literature Cambridge Ltd is an independent educational organisation established in 2015 in Cambridge, England. Most of our teachers are University of Cambridge lecturers, post-docs, and post-graduates; others come from St Andrew's, the Sorbonne, Oxford, Oxford Brookes, University College London, King’s College London, and other leading universities. 

We run summer courses both online and in person in a Cambridge college. We also run a rich programme of live online lectures and courses throughout the year. 

We are independent of the University of Cambridge and its colleges.

In April 2023, we became a Limited Company, VAT registration no. 439 0707 87.

The Director is Dr Trudi Tate, Emeritus Fellow of Clare Hall and Affiliated Lecturer in the Faculty of English, University of Cambridge.

Contact: info@literaturecambridge.co.uk

We belong to Independent Cambridge.

Information about past summer courses.

Some comments from our participants

Summer courses

• Studying in Cambridge was like a dream come true: each morning we had an inspiring lecture followed by another hour in which we could discuss the topic of the lecture with one of the tutors. It was a lovely experience to study with students from all over the world and of all ages with the same interest in literature and to have ample opportunities to discuss with them the novels of Virginia Woolf. In the afternoon an arranged trip was offered or we studied the text for the next class together. Thanks to Trudi and Ericka who perfectly arranged all lectures, the dinners and several trips, even one to Bloomsbury in London, and made me feel at home in Cambridge.

• I have really enjoyed my week here. Being a 'common reader' I was nervous I would be outnumbered by university academics, but there has been a great mix of people attending. Clearly a lot of thought has gone into the planning of events.

• Inspirational experience of academic supervision.

• An inspirational and well-delivered course that has more than fulfilled my expectations. It has been a real privilege to have had stimulating lectures and supervision by such esteemed academics. And having a small supervision group was an absolute treat.

• I would like to thank the whole team of their considerable efforts, expertise and thoughtfulness. Terrific mix of intensity and rest. I appreciated the variety of readers, range of speakers, choice of texts.

• It has been a fab week, and I look forward to joining you next year. Thank you!

• I think the course was fantastic, and organised very well. The lecturers were extremely interesting.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Padmini Ram, Rosa Tate, Jeremy Peters, Stephanie Taiber, and Andrew Dames for their photos of Cambridge. Thanks to Beatriz Martinez-Gatell and Jeremy Peters for designing the website, and to Krishna Solanki for the update. Photo of Trudi Tate above by Seb Peters 2023.