Visions of Venice
In 19th and 20th century Literature, with Miles Leeson
Sundays, fortnightly, from 20 September to 15 November 2026, 6.00-8.00 pm. Five live online sessions with a lecture and a seminar. The lectures are recorded so you can listen again throughout the course. The seminars are not recorded.
Lecture list
1. Byron, Child Harold IV (lines 1-250); Dickens, ‘An Italian Dream’; Wordsworth, ‘On the Extinction of the Venetian Republic’. Reference will also be made to elements of John Ruskin's Stones of Venice (1851)
2. Henry James, The Aspern Papers (1888)
3. Thomas Mann, Death in Venice (1912)
4. Patricia Highsmith, Those Who Walk Away (1967)
5. Daphne du Maurier, Don't Look Now (1971)
Course fees
£260 full price
£230 CAMcard holders
£230 students and pensioners on a low income
Fees include 20% VAT
Visions of Venice
In 19th and 20th century Literature, with Miles Leeson
Sundays, fortnightly, from 20 September to 15 November 2026, 6.00-8.00 pm. Five live online sessions with a lecture and a seminar. The lectures are recorded so you can listen again throughout the course. The seminars are not recorded.
Lecture list
1. Byron, Child Harold IV (lines 1-250); Dickens, ‘An Italian Dream’; Wordsworth, ‘On the Extinction of the Venetian Republic’. Reference will also be made to elements of John Ruskin's Stones of Venice (1851)
2. Henry James, The Aspern Papers (1888)
3. Thomas Mann, Death in Venice (1912)
4. Patricia Highsmith, Those Who Walk Away (1967)
5. Daphne du Maurier, Don't Look Now (1971)
Course fees
£260 full price
£230 CAMcard holders
£230 students and pensioners on a low income
Fees include 20% VAT
