What the hell does that even mean? If you had said that she reads, studies, articulates, speaks eloquently, beautiful use of grammar and words that are so endearing to ears I would say definitely, but you said she looks like an English major. Would you have said that if she was of a different race, a different body size, etc? Quick tip all English Majors come in all different sizes not just the one you perceive them to be.
She seems like a swallower of all kinds. I've surely said no to too much, but I've read over 2000 books by the time I was 30. Getting overexcited can turn you yourself off from the matter, don't lose your sense of what truly delivers. That's only three pages per 500 for me, even after carefully choosing the right reads.
the forty-seven works: 5:22 The Horse Dealer's Daughter 9:10 The Dead 12:41 Carnation 13:43 Brave New World 16:30 Politics and the English Language 17:51 A Modest Proposal 19:08 Journey to the Interior 19:42 Backdrop Addresses Cowboy - Brief mention: After the Agony, Dover Beach 20:16 Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 22:29 Poetry of John Donne (Flea/Valediction/Batter) 24:06 My Last Duchess - Brief mention: This is a Photograph of Me 24:46 Poetry of Leonard Cohen (To Anne, All There is to Know About Adolph Eichmann) 24:56 Munitions 25:26 Poetry of Robert Frost (25:48 Design) - Brief mention: Party Piece 26:43 The Brilliant Chimpanzees 27:03 Poetry of William Wordsworth ( She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways, A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal, Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey) 27:45 Poetry of John Keats (Ode on a Grecian Urn, When I have Fears) 28:55 Fern Hill 29:03 Fugitive Pieces 31:37 Poetry of William Shakespeare (Sonnets 73, 116, 18) 31:37 The Tempest 33:03 Paradise Lost 35:09 A Castaway 35:14 The Orchard Pit 35:19 The Defence of Guenevere 35:50 The Rape of the Lock 37:05 Goblin Market 37:58 Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came 38:35 The Waste Land 40:11 Heart of Darkness 41:40 As for Me and My House 42:36 Black Daisies for the Bride 44:04 The Onondaga Madonna, the other one I didn't hear clearly, it was "To Die [something]" 44:15 The Mother of the Muses These are just the ones I caught, hopefully I didn't miss much! - From a prospective eng lit/comp lit major (´｡• ᵕ •｡`) ♡
I'm an Architect, I never wanted to study literature, I love reading books and discussing them in a superficial level (because I don't know enough as a lit academic, of course) but sure as hell I enjoy listening people being so enthusiastic about it, the love you people show for words just like I do with architecture. We love nature and humanity and just, i'm so glad people love and work with art.
@@michellequiroga4008 Is hard, but is so worth it, normally is a 5 year carreer. Deppends a lot on your school program and your country, of course. Is a lot of theory but mostly is practice. Generally we learn about history, engineering, sociology , law, and art, the thecnicities of all of them, focusing in the architectural view. We have to be problem solvers and normally creative ones. If you find yourself wondering about constructions and how and why are made I think you would enjoy the career. Also you can apply to a loooot of jobs, from interior design to construction :)
I graduated with an English Lit degree two years ago at age 51. I had no idea what to expect in my first year. I took a sci-fi class thinking the literature would reflect a Star Trek type narrative. I was so wrong lol same with Science, etc. I learned so much. You are absolutely right every professor is different.
Abria Johnson-Kinsey I’m in the process of trying to become a Research Librarian. Was almost hired until the pandemic stopped everything. I have done freelance editing as well and helped a good friend create her memoir. After a career in stock brokerage it feels good to do something I enjoy. Always thought I would do journalism but that field has changed so much.
NuclearWinter hahahaha ikr, we romanticize these things so much and then you’re just sitting there reading a lowkey confusing scene with your coffee that’s half sweetener anyway
i adore reading with all my heart, but since english is not my first language, Shakespeare was such a paaiiinn to read last year in high school 😭😭 i couldn’t understand anything help
you don't understand how much i relate to you. i was an engineering student last year but since it was freshman year we mostly had science classes as an introduction to engineering. i failed miserably and felt like a waste of space in my classes and it affected me mentally and physically so much...but then the decision to switch to English Literature was the best decision I've ever taken. what i really want anyone to take away from this is that you're definitely not a failure, you just might be in the wrong place and time and you haven't found yourself yet. and it's also never late to follow what you're truly passionate about. i hope you find yourself and get to the peaceful state of mind!
This was so comforting. I'm finishing my Honours degree in English (in New Zealand we snap the fourth year off the BA and bump it up to postgrad, a bridge between the BA and Masters - so that people can just do three years and get a job. It's more or less equivalent to the final year of the American BA) and I've been peeling away from my studies which has excited and distressed me. I used to dedicate my whole life to class and essays but now I find myself staring out the window or spending hours on facebook when I sit down to write. I've felt like WTF DO I DO NOW?? This is who I am. I feel like there's a life sitting *over there*, a garden of pleasure nourishing otherworldly flowers, ripe for me to stumble into by mistake. Interests change, I suppose. I've just never been a flip-flopper, I move slowly and when I commit I commit. I feel like I'm discovering myself and I have no idea what to expect, which makes it hard to make decisions about what jobs to apply for, if I even decide to start applying now. What's a baby gonna do in an office anyway? In the meantime, I'll spend my days volunteering at Vincent's Art Workshop with a woman whose mentorship might help me get my self-belief swole.
@@crowekirstin1 it's been 3 years since I graduated with an eng lit and sociology double major and I still feel the same way. Not knowing who I really am bc I spent so long just following the whole system....I'm using this time to rediscover myself again. I loved english in high school but studying it in uni took my interest away and an after effect was me reading even less for pleasure after. I switched to more non fiction books post grad and slowly getting my groove back.
goodness there is just something i really admire in your videos. their mesmerizing and really relaxing. I'd have classes for a day straight and the first thing I would do when i finish is to step by and watch your videos. it detoxes my brain and motivates me to persuade my dreams despite my parent's lack of understandment in my future and what I want to do in general. I feel so much at ease I admire you a lot, thank you so much for creating an impact on my life! much love emma darling!
@@rishanroy9f365 in Ireland (where im from) studying English is the study of English Literature, and film is the study of film/film production, learning to screen write, cinematography, etc
wasn't expecting this video to make me cry, but here i am, crying in my kitchen over your summary of Black Daisies for the Bride...."poetry's often the last thing you remember" made me think of my grandpa. he just turned 90 in March and has been having trouble recognising some of his children/grandchildren, but can still recite all of his favourite poems. i'm definitely going to be watching this documentary, even though i know it'll probably leave me weeping.
I'm a senior in high school and throughout my high school career, I have been so unsure about what I want to do or what I want to major at and for a while, I've been thinking on an English major and your video really helped me because I like to write and read books and I'm already excited for college. Also, subscribed to see more amazing content :) ♡♡♡
I have a degree in English Language and Literature and I learned so much from watching this video! Goes to show how wonderfully unique each curriculum is xx
@@L44WISHAMILTON depends on the school. some English degrees will focus more on writing like creative writing, copy editing, etc as opposed to English lit
I'm an English Major too! Concentration in Literary Studies with a Minor in History and am about to graduate in the spring. Some books I recommend: "The Cancer Journals" by Audre Lorde, "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols, "The Line of the Sun" by Judith Ortiz Cofer, "A Good Man is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor (short story), The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" by Ken Kesey.
i’m in love with the way you talk about books. i used to read a lot when i was younger but now i don’t have the attention span for it, but you make me really want to try to read again :”))
Read faster. Speed reading only. You can read some 200 pages of Hemingway easily in ten minutes and answer questions about the plot, you'll even LUV many details. Basically just scan the page visually vertically while losing some gluers ofc, but necessarily with your inner voice off.
I just love watching other people’s enthusiasm when they talk about the thing they love... it’s so delightful !! And idk why but watching your videos make me love literature more and more)) and I love your haircut
My high school years in a nutshell. Nostalgia hit me really hard while watching this. I always loved writing essays on poetry, it seemd more fun to find all the different meanings and layers in them because they were shorter and the fact that you could discover so much in such a small and restrictive space just made it so much beautiful. Those were the years i learned how much I love reading about existential spleen, analysing an existential or erotic elegy or an ars poetica or just how insufferable and yet interesting I found dadaist poetry. The different types of eras in literature and how they changed over time was also something that i found intresting, and I really loved when we read novels where you could find multiple literary movements seamlessly combined. Ever since I got into university I hadn't been able too do that kind of stuff so watching your video hit home really hard and I loved every second of it.
I love your enthusiasm. I was an English major at Vassar, and your attitude toward getting to know and love literature down to the bones is what I experienced too. I'm glad you had the opportunity to read so widely and deeply. I can understand you not loving Conrad, but don't give up. Put it away for a couple decades and pull it out again. There will be a payoff. I look forward to seeing more of your vids! Best, Rob
I loved this video! I've always wanted to study English literature but ended up doing science in college. It was very nice to see you talk about the books you got to study in your first year, I can't wait to go through some of them :) I would definitely love to see more college related videos!
i clicked on this video out of nowhere, and never thought i would be here for 45 minutes, but you talk so well, and with an enamoring passion. this was really a delight! you made me wish i had studied english. i am a graduate student in economics... it can be said that english students learn how to read and write, and economics students also learn how to read and write. no, not read and write sorry, the opposite of that.
I study nursing and psychology as two different careers and I spend a lot o time sitting studying. My breaks are basically coffee and your videos. Even though this is academic I love it. You make uni related content so exiting and interesting.
I'm currently in my final year of high school in Australia and I am studying English Literature as one of my subjects. I was actually super excited to study Heart of Darkness for our 'Post Colonial Literary Perspectives' outcome but instead our school changed the curriculum. Now we have to study a 900 page novel that has never been studied at our school before, in online learning, for the most challenging assessment of the year woooooo but fr, this video was so calming and nice to watch. Even though I'm not pursuing Literature into my tertiary studies, the way you talk about it is what I live for and why I love the subject in the first place. So thank you
This honestly helped me so much. I started off in pre-med program but kept finding myself drifting off to read or talk about characters and realized my true love was in literature. Thank you so much ❤️
4 minutes into the video, you're a life savior! I love you, and thank youu! I'm in my first year of English major; I honestly don't know where exactly I am, and what am I doing. I needed this.
As a fellow English Major (my first year was 1983-84) this was fascinating. Some of your authors were in our syllabus of course -we are all assigned the Norton Bookstop of English Lit- but you definitely got more poetry and more modern authors.
im an english major (now on my second year) and i feel so lost mainly because my school/teachers really don't give a damn about what they teach :(( im glad i found this channel
Thank you SO much for this video. And it's so true that English major teaches you HOW to think. I'm going to start studying at university for the English major soon and I'm really excited!!! At the same time, I'm also nervous about not being able to find enough jobs with it. I know that I should take my time to figure out what to minor or master in. I have so many ideas and not enough information to make a decision XDXD. I'm praying everything will turn out fine as it always does. Wishing you the best health and many lovely days to come
I just wanted to quickly say that this was the first of your videos that has been recommended to me and I am so very thankful for that. Since I've seen this, I have been bingeing your videos. As an English major in my third semester who lives and studies in Germany, it has been very interesting to see how different our curricula are. And I just wanted to say that you have motivated me to keep reading and reminded me why I love the English language and everything that comes with it (e.g. books :D).
If you like themes of memory in literature, I highly recommend Patrick Modiano, especially Cafe of Lost Youth. Out of the Dark and Villa Triste are great as well
Thank you sooo much!!! Eng lit feels like something I'd be able to stick to the end and not hate it I'm gulping up my dry 12th grade science books so i can take Eng lit in uni Your videos are awesome!
I love literature!! I'm going to transfer to a university and do an English major. I already read some of the short stories you've already listed, and I can't wait to read more❤️
I’m an English minor (year 2) and so far I’ve read: Wild The Underground Railroad Pride & Prejudice Wanderlust: History of Walking Wordsworth poems Whitman poems Emily Dickinson poems (Much more poetry but not really focusing on one specific person, more so random poems) Emerson’s Nature essay The Sovereignty and Goodness of God The Turn of the Screw Cask of Amontillado Fall of the House of Usher Young Goodman Brown The Gentle Boy The Wasteland The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock The Sun Also Rises The Bluest Eye The Roundhouse The classes I’ve taken include topics on walking/migration and American lit
I've studied English lit in two continents and I'm also hearing some of the names for the first or the second time :D the syllabus is a bit peculiar. I would say that some of the works are not the best representatives of the authors or the eras.
i was feeling very nervous before watching this video, but then i made myself a cup of jasmine tea and listened to your calming voice and now i feel so much better! thank you so much
I’m so glad I found this video. I’m starting my first semester at a 4-year university as an English education major, and two of my classes are about studying literature throughout history. This just reminds me of why I love literature and writing so much- you peek into someone else’s soul.
I start my first year this October and I kid you not, I've been looking for a video like this one for over 2 years. I kept asking for years "but what do you talk about in class? What do you actually study?" I never got the response I wanted but you did it. This was exactly what I wanted to know. It was soooooo good Emma!! I think every person who's considering whether or not to major in English Literature should watch this video. You've given me more reasons to be excited for this first year and this degree and I'm so grateful. Thank you, you're the best!!
Well, sometimes you have a choice what you actually study. I for example had optional American novels and Irish drama and I had chosen as an option Irish drama and also Irish movies and it was an excellent choice. I had a block of classes devoted to translation and personally have fallen in love with the subject "pragmatics of translation" which many people hated, so there is no "one-size-fits-all" answer to your question. You can personalize what you study.
Thank you for your vlog...I was a microbiology major...but always fantasized of being this English literature major...so many years later trying to read again. Thank you for the great summary!
I am an English major student in Brazil. Probably it isn't exactly the same course but we also study English Lit. It was really interesting to see the difference between our colleges, I mean, what kind of books we've studying and how we've analyzing them. I really liked this video. (English is my second language, so sorry for my gramatical mistakes...) :)
i’m a senior in high school and i plan on majoring in history but alternate universe me is definitely going to be an english major. history and english are by far my strongest subjects. i feel like a lot of skills you need for history helps with english and vice versa! i love analysis in general so literary and rhetorical and historical analysis make my brain happy. i was talking to my ap lit teacher the other day and she something along the lines of “literature helps with history because it helps you understand the culture of past time periods” and i was like yes! anyways that is off topic but i love english and this is a good video.
Thank you for making this a topic for this channel, I do think more people need to be aware of the experience of higher education without the usual "day in the life" self promotional videos. This is also very useful for those who have not sought higher education. I know I just criticized self promotion, but i can't help but mention that this is something I've been doing with my mechanical engineering experience by making video journals. So all in all, keep up the good work emmie.
That’s great you made this Viedo I’m an English Major, at Ashford University. An private university in San Diego, I’m almost finished a year left. I wish you all the success with your studies.
I love this video. I am doing my PhD in English Literature and some of these I haven't read. I will though, thanks to you. And Antique Greek and Latin Literature are so beautiful also (Catullus, one of my favorites). I must say: I like ‘Hearth of Darkness’. It is not the most beautifully written work and it shows some of the worst parts of Imperialism, but it also includes very shocking imagery that I find compelling. In any case, I really like how composed and, at the same time, passionate you are while talking about books.
Aw I'm very happy I found you, I did my Degree in English Literature and Classical Studies here in ireland about 10 years ago. I loved it ❤️ I still have my Norton Anthology.
Hey! To be honest, I didn't feel that this was a lengthy video at all. Im in the final year of english literature degree myself and this video was really interesting and fascinating. I didn't get bored at all like I usually do with lengthy videos. I can see that there is a huge difference in our syllabus(as I am studying in India) and therefore, this video really helped give an insight into a lot of works I haven't studied. Really loved the video. It was so informative and you're really good at explaining works and the main topics they touch on. This is the first time I've come across your channel and I just loved it. Would love more videos like this, especially it would be really helpful if you explained the main ages of literature and the corresponding predominant theories of literary criticism. Keep going!! ❤️
I love literature like seriously I love it but it's sad I came to know about my interest late 😭 I'm studying to be medical student and I'm already into it so I can't do anything!! But I really love how author describes every small acts in such a beautiful way that I can't stop rereading them. I have read many fiction books they were really awesome. I have noticed all authors have something different and unique in their writings like some authors can describe emotion very well that you will feel it too in reality. Some authors are good at writing plots that roller coaster ride of twist and turns are amazing. Some authors are good when it comes to playing with words ... They play with words so effortlessly you're mesmerized. Some authors are good at writing offending things into good humour. After reading all of this amazing books I always felt I want to study literature too but then I realised I'm already studying for medical field. Also English is not my first language so it's hard to write... Because writing needs mastery over words . I wished I could have taken arts then I could learn arts , literature and dance many things
Has it been 6 years since I started my English undergrad? Yes. Am I currently working on my PhD application? Also yes. Am I going to watch this whole video anyway? Absolutely! I’m super interested in what other unis teach!
I sat through this whole thing. I loved the way you described each piece. Originally I was going to be a Chemistry Major, I am about to apply as a transfer student from a community college. Thank you! You helped me understand more deeply as to why I am switching to English!
I have always adored literature and writing, and plan to study in an english major in college. This video was amazing, and very informing. I loved it, and have even more excitement for starting those classes in the future.
She looks like what I imagined an english major would look like
Cute comment
Amazing you mean
What the hell does that even mean?
If you had said that she reads, studies, articulates, speaks eloquently, beautiful use of grammar and words that are so endearing to ears I would say definitely, but you said she looks like an English major. Would you have said that if she was of a different race, a different body size, etc? Quick tip all English Majors come in all different sizes not just the one you perceive them to be.
@@abbysands9510 🙄🙄🙄 what is wrong with you?
@@abbysands9510 it’s seriously not that deep
Her smile talking about literature like: this is the most incredible thing I've learned in my whole life
It's cute!
She seems like a swallower of all kinds. I've surely said no to too much, but I've read over 2000 books by the time I was 30. Getting overexcited can turn you yourself off from the matter, don't lose your sense of what truly delivers. That's only three pages per 500 for me, even after carefully choosing the right reads.
This is exactly the type of person I like to be friends with.
But sadly all I have are dumbasses
Hahaha. Exactly
@@jimmycryz And like minded people are so hard to find
omg are you reading minds?
hey I am your 1K liker :)
Me, going into chemical engineering but still a literature nerd: watches this entire thing for no reason
Omg you must be my dopple ganger or something... I am going into Chemical Engineering and obsessed with reading literature.
Me, a 4th year food engineer who's got a soft spot for books too: Same
Me a Pharmacology major but also a literature nerd watching this for no reason
Same! I'm a chemical engineering student but I am also watching this haha
Chemical/Bioengineering student here! Reigniting my love for books through BookTube lol
the forty-seven works:
5:22 The Horse Dealer's Daughter
9:10 The Dead
12:41 Carnation
13:43 Brave New World
16:30 Politics and the English Language
17:51 A Modest Proposal
19:08 Journey to the Interior
19:42 Backdrop Addresses Cowboy
- Brief mention: After the Agony, Dover Beach
20:16 Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
22:29 Poetry of John Donne (Flea/Valediction/Batter)
24:06 My Last Duchess
- Brief mention: This is a Photograph of Me
24:46 Poetry of Leonard Cohen (To Anne,
All There is to Know About Adolph Eichmann)
24:56 Munitions
25:26 Poetry of Robert Frost (25:48 Design)
- Brief mention:
Party Piece
26:43 The Brilliant Chimpanzees
27:03 Poetry of William Wordsworth (
She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways,
A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal, Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey)
27:45 Poetry of John Keats (Ode on a Grecian Urn, When I have Fears)
28:55 Fern Hill
29:03 Fugitive Pieces
31:37 Poetry of William Shakespeare (Sonnets 73, 116, 18)
31:37 The Tempest
33:03 Paradise Lost
35:09
A Castaway
35:14 The Orchard Pit
35:19 The Defence of Guenevere
35:50 The Rape of the Lock
37:05 Goblin Market
37:58 Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came
38:35 The Waste Land
40:11 Heart of Darkness
41:40 As for Me and My House
42:36 Black Daisies for the Bride
44:04 The Onondaga Madonna, the other one I didn't hear clearly, it was "To Die [something]"
44:15 The Mother of the Muses
These are just the ones I caught, hopefully I didn't miss much!
- From a prospective eng lit/comp lit major (´｡• ᵕ •｡`) ♡
Oh my god thank you so much I've been writing them all down and keep missing the ones I really line
like*
Also provide full transcripts. Thanks.
@@doctorbrash5068 ...
You do realise I have to do this manually...?
Me as an Indian English literate student, has covered entire syllabus which has been listed above
I'm an Architect, I never wanted to study literature, I love reading books and discussing them in a superficial level (because I don't know enough as a lit academic, of course) but sure as hell I enjoy listening people being so enthusiastic about it, the love you people show for words just like I do with architecture. We love nature and humanity and just, i'm so glad people love and work with art.
Architecture student here 🥰
ME TOO
How’s it like being an architect? It’s one of the career paths I might take😭
@@michellequiroga4008 Is hard, but is so worth it, normally is a 5 year carreer. Deppends a lot on your school program and your country, of course. Is a lot of theory but mostly is practice. Generally we learn about history, engineering, sociology , law, and art, the thecnicities of all of them, focusing in the architectural view. We have to be problem solvers and normally creative ones. If you find yourself wondering about constructions and how and why are made I think you would enjoy the career. Also you can apply to a loooot of jobs, from interior design to construction :)
I actually just transferred halfway through an architecture degree to English! They definitely share interests and thought processes
man, do all english majors have such nice soothing voices?
i assure you, i dont
Yeth
She does. It's pleasant to listen to
Yeah. Most of them have
Yeah. Most of them have
as a non-native english speaker, i would literally DIE to speak like you. so clear!
Where are you from?❤️
@@Progress234 I'm from brazil!! 🇧🇷
@@turefoda hey!!! eu tbm kkk :((
I know right! I have such a thick danish accent and I wish I had a clear voice like hers!
if it’s any consolation she’s a little tricky for me to understand as a native brit
I graduated with an English Lit degree two years ago at age 51. I had no idea what to expect in my first year. I took a sci-fi class thinking the literature would reflect a Star Trek type narrative. I was so wrong lol same with Science, etc. I learned so much. You are absolutely right every professor is different.
Wow! It sounds so cool! I`m always mesmerized by the people who are brave enough to fulfil their dreams and reach the goals wherever they want!
@@АлінаЯковлєва-п3ч 51 isnt that old 😭😭🤣
@Valerie Maldonado career wise what did you get into?
Abria Johnson-Kinsey I’m in the process of trying to become a Research Librarian. Was almost hired until the pandemic stopped everything. I have done freelance editing as well and helped a good friend create her memoir. After a career in stock brokerage it feels good to do something I enjoy. Always thought I would do journalism but that field has changed so much.
Alina Yakovlieva Thank you! The first step was the hardest but I always wanted to go back so I’m glad I did. It was amazing.
you make me wanna read Shakespeare and drink coffee, which is amazing :')
both are not as good as they sound 😭
NuclearWinter hahahaha ikr, we romanticize these things so much and then you’re just sitting there reading a lowkey confusing scene with your coffee that’s half sweetener anyway
@@nuclearwinter6231 whaaat what you talkin abt mate both are so awesome :'(
i adore reading with all my heart, but since english is not my first language, Shakespeare was such a paaiiinn to read last year in high school 😭😭 i couldn’t understand anything help
you don't understand how much i relate to you. i was an engineering student last year but since it was freshman year we mostly had science classes as an introduction to engineering. i failed miserably and felt like a waste of space in my classes and it affected me mentally and physically so much...but then the decision to switch to English Literature was the best decision I've ever taken. what i really want anyone to take away from this is that you're definitely not a failure, you just might be in the wrong place and time and you haven't found yourself yet. and it's also never late to follow what you're truly passionate about.
i hope you find yourself and get to the peaceful state of mind!
This was so comforting. I'm finishing my Honours degree in English (in New Zealand we snap the fourth year off the BA and bump it up to postgrad, a bridge between the BA and Masters - so that people can just do three years and get a job. It's more or less equivalent to the final year of the American BA) and I've been peeling away from my studies which has excited and distressed me. I used to dedicate my whole life to class and essays but now I find myself staring out the window or spending hours on facebook when I sit down to write. I've felt like WTF DO I DO NOW?? This is who I am. I feel like there's a life sitting *over there*, a garden of pleasure nourishing otherworldly flowers, ripe for me to stumble into by mistake. Interests change, I suppose. I've just never been a flip-flopper, I move slowly and when I commit I commit. I feel like I'm discovering myself and I have no idea what to expect, which makes it hard to make decisions about what jobs to apply for, if I even decide to start applying now. What's a baby gonna do in an office anyway? In the meantime, I'll spend my days volunteering at Vincent's Art Workshop with a woman whose mentorship might help me get my self-belief swole.
How inspiring:) everytime you fail, you should just switch to something dumber and more useless, where failing becomes less probable:)
@@crowekirstin1 it's been 3 years since I graduated with an eng lit and sociology double major and I still feel the same way. Not knowing who I really am bc I spent so long just following the whole system....I'm using this time to rediscover myself again. I loved english in high school but studying it in uni took my interest away and an after effect was me reading even less for pleasure after. I switched to more non fiction books post grad and slowly getting my groove back.
Ugh higher degree y any
this video was so informative but still felt very “coming from a friend” type of vibes. I’m in my first year of my English degree!
Ah good luck I hope you love it!!💕
I may be a fourth year nutrition major, but alternate universe me is definitely an English major, so yes I’m watching this whole video
My first choice as a computer scientist (best languages are computer languages in a strong sense) was grand studies of nutrition.
Emmie: "I wanna keep this short, sweet."
Also Emmie: films for 40 minutes"
this is the reason why having good English teachers at a young age is important, i feel so glad to have enjoyed English lessons back in high school
goodness there is just something i really admire in your videos. their mesmerizing and really relaxing. I'd have classes for a day straight and the first thing I would do when i finish is to step by and watch your videos. it detoxes my brain and motivates me to persuade my dreams despite my parent's lack of understandment in my future and what I want to do in general. I feel so much at ease
I admire you a lot, thank you so much for creating an impact on my life! much love emma darling!
alesha azzahraa id call you a simp, but I agree with what you said :P
Just got accepted to study Classics, English and History so this video was a great help!
Daithi ahh congratulations!!💙
@@emmiereads Still hoping for my first choice to do English lit and film in a different uni but still excited :)
@@MaVOfficialHD hey we can do English and film at the sane time? I'm interested in both. But dont quite understand. Can you make me understand?
@@rishanroy9f365 in Ireland (where im from) studying English is the study of English Literature, and film is the study of film/film production, learning to screen write, cinematography, etc
@@MaVOfficialHD thanks
wasn't expecting this video to make me cry, but here i am, crying in my kitchen over your summary of Black Daisies for the Bride...."poetry's often the last thing you remember" made me think of my grandpa. he just turned 90 in March and has been having trouble recognising some of his children/grandchildren, but can still recite all of his favourite poems.
i'm definitely going to be watching this documentary, even though i know it'll probably leave me weeping.
I'm a senior in high school and throughout my high school career, I have been so unsure about what I want to do or what I want to major at and for a while, I've been thinking on an English major and your video really helped me because I like to write and read books and I'm already excited for college. Also, subscribed to see more amazing content :) ♡♡♡
I have a degree in English Language and Literature and I learned so much from watching this video! Goes to show how wonderfully unique each curriculum is xx
what do you do with that degree
@@chloecollins7513 Google it
Is an English degree and English literature the same thing?
@@L44WISHAMILTON depends on the school. some English degrees will focus more on writing like creative writing, copy editing, etc as opposed to English lit
I love that you gave us some insight into your notes, not just the books themselves. Thanks so much for sharing.
I'm an English Major too! Concentration in Literary Studies with a Minor in History and am about to graduate in the spring. Some books I recommend: "The Cancer Journals" by Audre Lorde, "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols, "The Line of the Sun" by Judith Ortiz Cofer, "A Good Man is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor (short story), The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" by Ken Kesey.
i’m in love with the way you talk about books. i used to read a lot when i was younger but now i don’t have the attention span for it, but you make me really want to try to read again :”))
Read faster. Speed reading only. You can read some 200 pages of Hemingway easily in ten minutes and answer questions about the plot, you'll even LUV many details. Basically just scan the page visually vertically while losing some gluers ofc, but necessarily with your inner voice off.
I just love watching other people’s enthusiasm when they talk about the thing they love... it’s so delightful !! And idk why but watching your videos make me love literature more and more)) and I love your haircut
My high school years in a nutshell. Nostalgia hit me really hard while watching this. I always loved writing essays on poetry, it seemd more fun to find all the different meanings and layers in them because they were shorter and the fact that you could discover so much in such a small and restrictive space just made it so much beautiful. Those were the years i learned how much I love reading about existential spleen, analysing an existential or erotic elegy or an ars poetica or just how insufferable and yet interesting I found dadaist poetry. The different types of eras in literature and how they changed over time was also something that i found intresting, and I really loved when we read novels where you could find multiple literary movements seamlessly combined. Ever since I got into university I hadn't been able too do that kind of stuff so watching your video hit home really hard and I loved every second of it.
I love your enthusiasm. I was an English major at Vassar, and your attitude toward getting to know and love literature down to the bones is what I experienced too. I'm glad you had the opportunity to read so widely and deeply. I can understand you not loving Conrad, but don't give up. Put it away for a couple decades and pull it out again. There will be a payoff. I look forward to seeing more of your vids! Best, Rob
I loved this video! I've always wanted to study English literature but ended up doing science in college. It was very nice to see you talk about the books you got to study in your first year, I can't wait to go through some of them :) I would definitely love to see more college related videos!
I could listen to you talk forever! You’re so eloquent. Great vid ❤️
me: literally in middle school
also me: watches this entire thing
same-
Greetings
yes! reading against the grain is something i just learned in my AP class. it’s so interesting to analyze literature from a different POV.
i clicked on this video out of nowhere, and never thought i would be here for 45 minutes, but you talk so well, and with an enamoring passion. this was really a delight!
you made me wish i had studied english. i am a graduate student in economics... it can be said that english students learn how to read and write, and economics students also learn how to read and write. no, not read and write sorry, the opposite of that.
i love the way that you talk about literature is so contagious and hapiness, you're so smart, pretty and sympathic 💖
your voice is so calming for me while I am working on my english essay, also I can agree the norton literature is way too heavy for no reason.
I study nursing and psychology as two different careers and I spend a lot o time sitting studying. My breaks are basically coffee and your videos. Even though this is academic I love it. You make uni related content so exiting and interesting.
I’m four years into my English major and reading all of these neat stories has to be one of my favorite things!
your passion for what you do really is refreshing and heart warming :)
I'm currently in my final year of high school in Australia and I am studying English Literature as one of my subjects. I was actually super excited to study Heart of Darkness for our 'Post Colonial Literary Perspectives' outcome but instead our school changed the curriculum. Now we have to study a 900 page novel that has never been studied at our school before, in online learning, for the most challenging assessment of the year woooooo
but fr, this video was so calming and nice to watch. Even though I'm not pursuing Literature into my tertiary studies, the way you talk about it is what I live for and why I love the subject in the first place. So thank you
This honestly helped me so much. I started off in pre-med program but kept finding myself drifting off to read or talk about characters and realized my true love was in literature. Thank you so much ❤️
4 minutes into the video, you're a life savior! I love you, and thank youu! I'm in my first year of English major; I honestly don't know where exactly I am, and what am I doing. I needed this.
As a fellow English Major (my first year was 1983-84) this was fascinating. Some of your authors were in our syllabus of course -we are all assigned the Norton Bookstop of English Lit- but you definitely got more poetry and more modern authors.
im an english major (now on my second year) and i feel so lost mainly because my school/teachers really don't give a damn about what they teach :(( im glad i found this channel
I have spent the past week watching all your videos. You're one of my favourite youtubers now. Lots of love. xx
Thank you SO much for this video. And it's so true that English major teaches you HOW to think. I'm going to start studying at university for the English major soon and I'm really excited!!! At the same time, I'm also nervous about not being able to find enough jobs with it. I know that I should take my time to figure out what to minor or master in. I have so many ideas and not enough information to make a decision XDXD. I'm praying everything will turn out fine as it always does. Wishing you the best health and many lovely days to come
@Endless Nameless wow your reply gives me so much hope (Editing has definitely caught my attention). Thank you so much for sharing
Your enthusiasm for literature is mirrored in your smile as you talk. Amazing job with the video.
I've been in a place where the internet hasn't been working for two months, I just got back ahh i miss watching you !!! I'll watch them all...
I just wanted to quickly say that this was the first of your videos that has been recommended to me and I am so very thankful for that. Since I've seen this, I have been bingeing your videos. As an English major in my third semester who lives and studies in Germany, it has been very interesting to see how different our curricula are. And I just wanted to say that you have motivated me to keep reading and reminded me why I love the English language and everything that comes with it (e.g. books :D).
your voice is soooo pleasant to hear im in love😔
If you like themes of memory in literature, I highly recommend Patrick Modiano, especially Cafe of Lost Youth. Out of the Dark and Villa Triste are great as well
You are one of the most passionate person I ever heard talking about books! You are amazing 😯
emmie talking about the northon anthology: breaking backs
i cannot express how much i related to this
my classmates never brought it into class, we would just look up pdfs of the anthology so we don't have to break our backs for it lol
Use ebooks. Lying on your back, head at 45°, a tap after a tap, NO OTHER MOVEMENT,- TOP FOCUS!
I'm taking Criminology studies right now, but I've always had a deep passion for literature. This is like an alternate universe for me 🙆
Thank you sooo much!!! Eng lit feels like something I'd be able to stick to the end and not hate it
I'm gulping up my dry 12th grade science books so i can take Eng lit in uni
Your videos are awesome!
I’m in middle school and hyper fixating on literature currently. Really enjoyed hearing you talk about this!!
I really really appreciate the effort you put into this
I am a french but study English literature so interesting to see what English English major read. So glad it was recommended :)
I love literature!! I'm going to transfer to a university and do an English major. I already read some of the short stories you've already listed, and I can't wait to read more❤️
In another life I would’ve loved to be an English lit major
Just read
I’m an English minor (year 2) and so far I’ve read:
Wild
The Underground Railroad
Pride & Prejudice
Wanderlust: History of Walking
Wordsworth poems
Whitman poems
Emily Dickinson poems
(Much more poetry but not really focusing on one specific person, more so random poems)
Emerson’s Nature essay
The Sovereignty and Goodness of God
The Turn of the Screw
Cask of Amontillado
Fall of the House of Usher
Young Goodman Brown
The Gentle Boy
The Wasteland
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
The Sun Also Rises
The Bluest Eye
The Roundhouse
The classes I’ve taken include topics on walking/migration and American lit
Me a English literature graduate seeing and hearing most of the books for the first time 😂
Same tho lol
The world of books is vast! Lifelong exploration 👌🏻
I've studied English lit in two continents and I'm also hearing some of the names for the first or the second time :D the syllabus is a bit peculiar. I would say that some of the works are not the best representatives of the authors or the eras.
Just out of curiosity as an incoming English Lit major, how was your experience in terms of finding a job?
What? Dickinson, James, Poe, T.S. Elliot are staples of first year English majors.
I feel like you should run a youtube class about English and classical studies!
I agree
i (mistakenly) did not choose arts/english lit as my undergrad degree so imma live vicariously through this vid haha!! love your videos :) xx
i would've killed to take this course!! it looks so interesting + i'm sure the discussions / lectures were rly thought-provoking.......im drooling
i was feeling very nervous before watching this video, but then i made myself a cup of jasmine tea and listened to your calming voice and now i feel so much better! thank you so much
I’m so glad I found this video. I’m starting my first semester at a 4-year university as an English education major, and two of my classes are about studying literature throughout history. This just reminds me of why I love literature and writing so much- you peek into someone else’s soul.
I start my first year this October and I kid you not, I've been looking for a video like this one for over 2 years. I kept asking for years "but what do you talk about in class? What do you actually study?" I never got the response I wanted but you did it. This was exactly what I wanted to know.
It was soooooo good Emma!! I think every person who's considering whether or not to major in English Literature should watch this video. You've given me more reasons to be excited for this first year and this degree and I'm so grateful. Thank you, you're the best!!
Well, sometimes you have a choice what you actually study. I for example had optional American novels and Irish drama and I had chosen as an option Irish drama and also Irish movies and it was an excellent choice. I had a block of classes devoted to translation and personally have fallen in love with the subject "pragmatics of translation" which many people hated, so there is no "one-size-fits-all" answer to your question. You can personalize what you study.
You always remind me why I love literature so much!
Thank you for your vlog...I was a microbiology major...but always fantasized of being this English literature major...so many years later trying to read again. Thank you for the great summary!
Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came is what inspired Stephen King’s series The Dark Tower!
I am an English major student in Brazil. Probably it isn't exactly the same course but we also study English Lit. It was really interesting to see the difference between our colleges, I mean, what kind of books we've studying and how we've analyzing them. I really liked this video. (English is my second language, so sorry for my gramatical mistakes...) :)
i’m a senior in high school and i plan on majoring in history but alternate universe me is definitely going to be an english major. history and english are by far my strongest subjects. i feel like a lot of skills you need for history helps with english and vice versa! i love analysis in general so literary and rhetorical and historical analysis make my brain happy. i was talking to my ap lit teacher the other day and she something along the lines of “literature helps with history because it helps you understand the culture of past time periods” and i was like yes! anyways that is off topic but i love english and this is a good video.
uno u could do a joint honours degree. thats what im doing
I'm going to be doing an english major when I enroll in college, so yeah.
I'm super excited.
I wanted to thank you for helping me find my passion! Going to study English literature now love ur videos
Thank you for making this a topic for this channel, I do think more people need to be aware of the experience of higher education without the usual "day in the life" self promotional videos. This is also very useful for those who have not sought higher education.
I know I just criticized self promotion, but i can't help but mention that this is something I've been doing with my mechanical engineering experience by making video journals.
So all in all, keep up the good work emmie.
I rewatch your videos on repeat and even leave it on the background when doing other things. You're just so amazing 🥰❤
Yesss exactly the content I need. No one else is doing this. Thank you! I’d love to see more
Also I would love to see more videos to the other years of literate studies you’ve done in university :)
That’s great you made this Viedo I’m an English Major, at Ashford University. An private university in San Diego, I’m almost finished a year left. I wish you all the success with your studies.
I hope you go on to be an English Lit teacher - your enthusiasm is so infectious, plus your depth of knowledge is incredible!
i’m a hs junior aspiring to be an english major and i LOVED this video. thank u !!!
I love this video. I am doing my PhD in English Literature and some of these I haven't read. I will though, thanks to you. And Antique Greek and Latin Literature are so beautiful also (Catullus, one of my favorites). I must say: I like ‘Hearth of Darkness’. It is not the most beautifully written work and it shows some of the worst parts of Imperialism, but it also includes very shocking imagery that I find compelling. In any case, I really like how composed and, at the same time, passionate you are while talking about books.
Your passion for literature looks so beautiful
Thank you for this video! I’m obsessed with all your videos right now and enjoying falling in love with reading books again.
this video is so so amazing 😍i’ve read all these books except for the book thief and my absolute favourite is a little life forever ❤️
Aw I'm very happy I found you, I did my Degree in English Literature and Classical Studies here in ireland about 10 years ago. I loved it ❤️ I still have my Norton Anthology.
Hey! To be honest, I didn't feel that this was a lengthy video at all. Im in the final year of english literature degree myself and this video was really interesting and fascinating. I didn't get bored at all like I usually do with lengthy videos. I can see that there is a huge difference in our syllabus(as I am studying in India) and therefore, this video really helped give an insight into a lot of works I haven't studied.
Really loved the video. It was so informative and you're really good at explaining works and the main topics they touch on. This is the first time I've come across your channel and I just loved it. Would love more videos like this, especially it would be really helpful if you explained the main ages of literature and the corresponding predominant theories of literary criticism. Keep going!! ❤️
When you showed the Norton book, omg… I went to college over 20 years ago and we used that book!!!
I love your faster spikes
This video is an incredible resource (speaking as a non-English major especially). Also, I love the money tree in the background.
I love literature like seriously I love it but it's sad I came to know about my interest late 😭 I'm studying to be medical student and I'm already into it so I can't do anything!! But I really love how author describes every small acts in such a beautiful way that I can't stop rereading them. I have read many fiction books they were really awesome. I have noticed all authors have something different and unique in their writings like some authors can describe emotion very well that you will feel it too in reality. Some authors are good at writing plots that roller coaster ride of twist and turns are amazing. Some authors are good when it comes to playing with words ... They play with words so effortlessly you're mesmerized. Some authors are good at writing offending things into good humour.
After reading all of this amazing books I always felt I want to study literature too but then I realised I'm already studying for medical field.
Also English is not my first language so it's hard to write... Because writing needs mastery over words . I wished I could have taken arts then I could learn arts , literature and dance many things
I really love the way you talk, so calming. I wish You were my friend. 🥺♥️
Has it been 6 years since I started my English undergrad? Yes. Am I currently working on my PhD application? Also yes. Am I going to watch this whole video anyway? Absolutely! I’m super interested in what other unis teach!
I’m an electrical engineering major but I love reading, so interesting to see the other side!
i’m a philosophy major but this was my second choice 🥺 i’m definitely gonna add these to my reading lists!
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your voice is so soft! and thank you so much for this video, it was helpful :)
I'm not a big fan of poetry, but one of the poems I remember quite vividly from my Literature class years ago is John Donne's *The Flea* 😊
Your voice is so calming
I sat through this whole thing. I loved the way you described each piece. Originally I was going to be a Chemistry Major, I am about to apply as a transfer student from a community college. Thank you! You helped me understand more deeply as to why I am switching to English!
I have always adored literature and writing, and plan to study in an english major in college. This video was amazing, and very informing. I loved it, and have even more excitement for starting those classes in the future.
Who else feels like they sat in a class? hahaha This is like a compilation of essential central themes. Thank you Emmie!
your voice is so relaxing wow