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 .
English at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½
We admit around 8-10 English students per year, so you will join a large community of English undergraduates within the College. English at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ 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
![Fellow Jenny Bavidge](/sites/default/files/styles/headshot/public/2024-06/347A8164.jpg?h=fbf153d1&itok=LcNHLcT9)
Dr Holly Corfield Carr
Bye Fellow in English
![Holly Corfield Carr](/sites/default/files/styles/headshot/public/2024-06/Holly%20Corfield%20Carr.jpg?h=6c83441f&itok=G9xhxygP)
Dr Mary Jean Chan
Bye Fellow in English
![Mary Jean Chan](/sites/default/files/styles/headshot/public/2024-06/Mary%20Jean%20Chan_photo.jpg?h=6c83441f&itok=ubR-Bm8A)
Dr Michele Gemelos
Fellow in English
![Michele Gemelos](/sites/default/files/styles/headshot/public/2024-06/347A7511.jpg?h=63bf57a8&itok=SGDPbCYN)
Professor Raphael Lyne
Professor of Renaissance Literature
![Raphael Lyne](/sites/default/files/styles/headshot/public/2024-06/come%20and%20say%20hi%21%20%283%29.png?h=57024e64&itok=x6A0a7g4)
Dr Sean McEvoy
Fellow in English
![Dr Sean McEvoy](/sites/default/files/styles/headshot/public/2024-06/IMG_8026_edited.jpg?h=5faffbed&itok=ky2wfJEU)
Dr Leo Mellor
Roma Gill Fellow in English
![Leo Mellor](/sites/default/files/styles/headshot/public/2024-06/biog-pic-mellor-1.jpg?h=6c83441f&itok=8oNzcnd5)
Professor Kiernan Ryan
Emeritus Fellow in English
![Kiernan Ryan](/sites/default/files/styles/headshot/public/2024-06/Kiernan%20Colour.jpg?h=6c83441f&itok=VjWJ3htZ)
Professor Clair Wills
Professorial Fellow in English
![Clair Wills](/sites/default/files/styles/headshot/public/2024-06/93239010-7590-4a68-b393-f68ffd855b9a.jpg?h=fc9761d0&itok=1AwMiFY-)
Dr Penelope Wilson
Fellow Emerita in English
![Penelope Wilson](/sites/default/files/styles/headshot/public/2024-06/Penny.jpg?h=6c83441f&itok=1cDPuDJp)