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Elizabeth von Arnim: Extraordinary Women
Sundays, weekly, 6 June to 27 June 2027
6.00 to 8.00 pm British Time
Live online course with Isobel Maddison and Juliane Roehmhild.
This course will explore four of von Arnim's fascinating but less well-known novels, drawing out the complexities of her writing, her shifting perceptions on women, and her unwavering commitment to a clear-sighted analysis of the extraordinary (tragi-)comedies of the modern woman's situation.
Reading list
The Benefactress (1901; free digital copy available on Project Gutenberg).
Introduction to Sally (1926; British Library, 2023)
Fraulein Schmidt and Mr Anstruther (1907; Virago, 2006. Ebook Virago, 2014)
Love (1925; Virago, 2006).
Four sessions, live online weekly from Sunday 6 June 2027.
Course fees
£210 full price
£190 students on low income
£190 CAMcard holders
£190 Members of the Elizabeth von Arnim Society
(Prices include 20% VAT)
Elizabeth von Arnim: Extraordinary Women
Sundays, weekly, 6 June to 27 June 2027
6.00 to 8.00 pm British Time
Live online course with Isobel Maddison and Juliane Roehmhild.
This course will explore four of von Arnim's fascinating but less well-known novels, drawing out the complexities of her writing, her shifting perceptions on women, and her unwavering commitment to a clear-sighted analysis of the extraordinary (tragi-)comedies of the modern woman's situation.
Reading list
The Benefactress (1901; free digital copy available on Project Gutenberg).
Introduction to Sally (1926; British Library, 2023)
Fraulein Schmidt and Mr Anstruther (1907; Virago, 2006. Ebook Virago, 2014)
Love (1925; Virago, 2006).
Four sessions, live online weekly from Sunday 6 June 2027.
Course fees
£210 full price
£190 students on low income
£190 CAMcard holders
£190 Members of the Elizabeth von Arnim Society
(Prices include 20% VAT)