What a first year english major has to read + lecture notes

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  • hi! grab a snack and many cups of tea, this is a super long video all about what an english major has to read (or at least what I had to read in my first year) and what lectures and lecture notes can look like! I had so much fun reminiscing on my first year in an english program at university and I hope you find it interesting if not helpful :)
    also pls don't yell at me about the water bottle i'm just using it as a plant-watering-vessel!
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  • @Elemy69
    @Elemy69 3 роки тому +2062

    She looks like what I imagined an english major would look like

    • @russianlitnerd1642
      @russianlitnerd1642 2 роки тому +16

      Cute comment

    • @NatalieJ797
      @NatalieJ797 2 роки тому +7

      Amazing you mean

    • @abbysands9510
      @abbysands9510 2 роки тому +26

      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.

    • @katie8325
      @katie8325 2 роки тому +119

      @@abbysands9510 🙄🙄🙄 what is wrong with you?

    • @liability7814
      @liability7814 2 роки тому +81

      @@abbysands9510 it’s seriously not that deep

  • @user-xb5bz4fu9o
    @user-xb5bz4fu9o 3 роки тому +2545

    Me, going into chemical engineering but still a literature nerd: watches this entire thing for no reason

    • @oliverwilliams5113
      @oliverwilliams5113 3 роки тому +72

      Omg you must be my dopple ganger or something... I am going into Chemical Engineering and obsessed with reading literature.

    • @anthonycz7581
      @anthonycz7581 3 роки тому +29

      Me, a 4th year food engineer who's got a soft spot for books too: Same

    • @krabbykat9918
      @krabbykat9918 3 роки тому +31

      Me a Pharmacology major but also a literature nerd watching this for no reason

    • @vivianavargas7031
      @vivianavargas7031 3 роки тому +8

      Same! I'm a chemical engineering student but I am also watching this haha

    • @patrickhehl9881
      @patrickhehl9881 3 роки тому +8

      Chemical/Bioengineering student here! Reigniting my love for books through BookTube lol

  • @christinacascadilla4473
    @christinacascadilla4473 3 роки тому +3141

    This is exactly the type of person I like to be friends with.

  • @iranbubblegum
    @iranbubblegum 3 роки тому +1181

    Her smile talking about literature like: this is the most incredible thing I've learned in my whole life

  • @ArielWangGuzheng
    @ArielWangGuzheng 3 роки тому +3632

    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 •。`) ♡

    • @annak7895
      @annak7895 3 роки тому +80

      Oh my god thank you so much I've been writing them all down and keep missing the ones I really line

    • @annak7895
      @annak7895 3 роки тому +5

      like*

    • @doctorbrash5068
      @doctorbrash5068 3 роки тому +8

      Also provide full transcripts. Thanks.

    • @ArielWangGuzheng
      @ArielWangGuzheng 3 роки тому +123

      @@doctorbrash5068 ...
      You do realise I have to do this manually...?

    • @AimanIqbal
      @AimanIqbal 3 роки тому +30

      Me as an Indian English literate student, has covered entire syllabus which has been listed above

  • @Argi-em
    @Argi-em 3 роки тому +539

    man, do all english majors have such nice soothing voices?

  • @holaed4320
    @holaed4320 3 роки тому +1424

    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.

    • @elitsagospodinova7241
      @elitsagospodinova7241 3 роки тому +9

      Architecture student here 🥰

    • @liilywang
      @liilywang 3 роки тому +1

      ME TOO

    • @michellequiroga4008
      @michellequiroga4008 3 роки тому +4

      How’s it like being an architect? It’s one of the career paths I might take😭

    • @holaed4320
      @holaed4320 3 роки тому +12

      @@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 :)

    • @lynk7776
      @lynk7776 3 роки тому +4

      I actually just transferred halfway through an architecture degree to English! They definitely share interests and thought processes

  • @turefoda
    @turefoda 3 роки тому +696

    as a non-native english speaker, i would literally DIE to speak like you. so clear!

    • @triptinath5675
      @triptinath5675 3 роки тому +5

      Where are you from?❤️

    • @turefoda
      @turefoda 3 роки тому +13

      @@triptinath5675 I'm from brazil!! 🇧🇷

    • @raquelaraujo273
      @raquelaraujo273 3 роки тому +2

      @@turefoda hey!!! eu tbm kkk :((

    • @JeanJacketNope
      @JeanJacketNope 3 роки тому +15

      I know right! I have such a thick danish accent and I wish I had a clear voice like hers!

    • @notwithoutpizza4702
      @notwithoutpizza4702 2 роки тому +5

      if it’s any consolation she’s a little tricky for me to understand as a native brit

  • @oliverwilliams5113
    @oliverwilliams5113 3 роки тому +551

    Emmie: "I wanna keep this short, sweet."
    Also Emmie: films for 40 minutes"

  • @yoshitaelancy8485
    @yoshitaelancy8485 3 роки тому +840

    you make me wanna read Shakespeare and drink coffee, which is amazing :')

    • @nuclearwinter6231
      @nuclearwinter6231 3 роки тому +40

      both are not as good as they sound 😭

    • @lindseyykaitlin
      @lindseyykaitlin 3 роки тому +35

      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

    • @krabbykat9918
      @krabbykat9918 3 роки тому +11

      @@nuclearwinter6231 whaaat what you talkin abt mate both are so awesome :'(

    • @venuss18
      @venuss18 2 роки тому +1

      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

  • @valeriemaldonado1758
    @valeriemaldonado1758 3 роки тому +579

    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.

    • @user-cb7mz2kd2j
      @user-cb7mz2kd2j 3 роки тому +32

      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!

    • @lyne3783
      @lyne3783 3 роки тому +13

      @@user-cb7mz2kd2j 51 isnt that old 😭😭🤣

    • @abriajohnson-kinsey4099
      @abriajohnson-kinsey4099 3 роки тому +1

      @Valerie Maldonado career wise what did you get into?

    • @valeriemaldonado1758
      @valeriemaldonado1758 3 роки тому +27

      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.

    • @valeriemaldonado1758
      @valeriemaldonado1758 3 роки тому +7

      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.

  • @laurlovesliterature
    @laurlovesliterature 3 роки тому +464

    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!

    • @emmiereads
      @emmiereads  3 роки тому +32

      Ah good luck I hope you love it!!💕

  • @mayamoo291
    @mayamoo291 3 роки тому +87

    me: literally in middle school
    also me: watches this entire thing

  • @ruthfarrell6337
    @ruthfarrell6337 3 роки тому +244

    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

  • @danaibrahim5645
    @danaibrahim5645 3 роки тому +164

    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!

    • @crowekirstin1
      @crowekirstin1 3 роки тому +7

      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.

    • @simonpeters5977
      @simonpeters5977 3 роки тому +1

      How inspiring:) everytime you fail, you should just switch to something dumber and more useless, where failing becomes less probable:)

    • @qazedc3
      @qazedc3 3 роки тому +1

      @@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.

  • @Sofia-ek6en
    @Sofia-ek6en 3 роки тому +332

    As someone who just graduated with an English (and Women and Gender Studies) degree this is just what I needed! You have no idea how much I miss this kind of conversation and love for books. I'm lucky enough that all my friends are equally as nerdy about our love for literature, but there's something about classes and passionate professors that I is hard to replicate. Enjoy it while you can!

    • @ramtinheraklion2856
      @ramtinheraklion2856 3 роки тому +1

      Hello, you talked about books very lovingly. I love books, but I can correspond with you all over the world.

  • @karma-lg3gf
    @karma-lg3gf 3 роки тому +112

    Me a English literature graduate seeing and hearing most of the books for the first time 😂

    • @idkwhattonamemyself9326
      @idkwhattonamemyself9326 3 роки тому +3

      Same tho lol

    • @qazedc3
      @qazedc3 3 роки тому +15

      The world of books is vast! Lifelong exploration 👌🏻

    • @somayehghaedi9853
      @somayehghaedi9853 2 роки тому +1

      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.

    • @slowlywilting
      @slowlywilting 2 роки тому

      Just out of curiosity as an incoming English Lit major, how was your experience in terms of finding a job?

    • @lucyinthesky4682
      @lucyinthesky4682 Рік тому

      What? Dickinson, James, Poe, T.S. Elliot are staples of first year English majors.

  • @emmaberger3748
    @emmaberger3748 3 роки тому +83

    In another life I would’ve loved to be an English lit major

  • @MaVOfficialHD
    @MaVOfficialHD 3 роки тому +118

    Just got accepted to study Classics, English and History so this video was a great help!

    • @emmiereads
      @emmiereads  3 роки тому +9

      Daithi ahh congratulations!!💙

    • @MaVOfficialHD
      @MaVOfficialHD 3 роки тому +3

      @@emmiereads Still hoping for my first choice to do English lit and film in a different uni but still excited :)

    • @rishanroy9f365
      @rishanroy9f365 3 роки тому +1

      @@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?

    • @MaVOfficialHD
      @MaVOfficialHD 3 роки тому +5

      @@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

    • @rishanroy9f365
      @rishanroy9f365 3 роки тому +1

      @@MaVOfficialHD thanks

  • @MileyLoverIv19
    @MileyLoverIv19 3 роки тому +131

    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

    • @chloecollins7513
      @chloecollins7513 3 роки тому

      what do you do with that degree

    • @basilanickattabil9944
      @basilanickattabil9944 2 роки тому +1

      @@chloecollins7513 Google it

    • @L44WISHAMILTON
      @L44WISHAMILTON 2 роки тому

      Is an English degree and English literature the same thing?

    • @yj6118
      @yj6118 2 роки тому +3

      @@L44WISHAMILTON depends on the school. some English degrees will focus more on writing like creative writing, copy editing, etc as opposed to English lit

  • @aleshaazzahraa1923
    @aleshaazzahraa1923 3 роки тому +128

    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!

    • @litaphn
      @litaphn 3 роки тому +3

      alesha azzahraa id call you a simp, but I agree with what you said :P

  • @noonlemur
    @noonlemur 2 роки тому +3

    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.

  • @richardquiroz4808
    @richardquiroz4808 3 роки тому +71

    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.

  • @curationofselena
    @curationofselena 3 роки тому +42

    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 :) ♡♡♡

  • @quiteallwrite7566
    @quiteallwrite7566 3 роки тому +120

    I feel like you should run a youtube class about English and classical studies!

  • @cristianadiaconu4807
    @cristianadiaconu4807 3 роки тому +19

    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.

  • @SoloLivingPinay
    @SoloLivingPinay 3 роки тому +7

    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

  • @biodegradablepunk
    @biodegradablepunk 3 роки тому +16

    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 :”))

  • @teanlit2949
    @teanlit2949 3 роки тому +25

    I love that you gave us some insight into your notes, not just the books themselves. Thanks so much for sharing.

  • @Alba-cf9hl
    @Alba-cf9hl 3 роки тому +16

    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!

  • @jugoromo2954
    @jugoromo2954 3 роки тому +15

    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 🙆

  • @thomasarmstrong3797
    @thomasarmstrong3797 3 роки тому +33

    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.

  • @ameliacruzdaza6783
    @ameliacruzdaza6783 3 роки тому +10

    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

  • @isadora5701
    @isadora5701 3 роки тому +13

    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.

  • @RobertScott66208
    @RobertScott66208 3 роки тому +5

    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

  • @maittrianand6261
    @maittrianand6261 3 роки тому +5

    I have spent the past week watching all your videos. You're one of my favourite youtubers now. Lots of love. xx

  • @heyitseli2241
    @heyitseli2241 3 роки тому +22

    emmie talking about the northon anthology: breaking backs
    i cannot express how much i related to this

    • @soobingsoo7900
      @soobingsoo7900 3 роки тому

      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

  • @tommyboy1090
    @tommyboy1090 3 роки тому +10

    I could listen to you talk forever! You’re so eloquent. Great vid ❤️

  • @pru6er
    @pru6er 3 роки тому +24

    Whenever I tell people I have an English degree, they make face, and say" I can't write." or "I hate writing." or "You guys read a lot!"
    You have to take an additional 5-8 English classes in order to have an English Education degree to enter grad school. We come to take our college writing exam with just a pencil while the rest of the majors bring pens, pencils, thesaurus and look nervous. Not us! We're the masters at writing an effective piece of work!

    • @qazedc3
      @qazedc3 3 роки тому +1

      All those all nighters pumping out a detailed put together essay with a well thought out thesis and the exams writing an essay in under 3 hours 😂 has you thinking deep and analytical all the time. Which I've def still taken with me in life several years later. Also I close read the words people speak or text 👀

    • @ark8tct
      @ark8tct 3 роки тому

      (Note to self - regarding English degree)

  • @michael-zane2204
    @michael-zane2204 3 роки тому +1

    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).

  • @gabrielagardeano2456
    @gabrielagardeano2456 3 роки тому +7

    i love the way that you talk about literature is so contagious and hapiness, you're so smart, pretty and sympathic 💖

  • @sukki6052
    @sukki6052 3 роки тому +2

    I rewatch your videos on repeat and even leave it on the background when doing other things. You're just so amazing 🥰❤

  • @bookwizard23
    @bookwizard23 3 роки тому +47

    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

  • @OSarahKate
    @OSarahKate 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you for this video! I’m obsessed with all your videos right now and enjoying falling in love with reading books again.

  • @justanothergoat1132
    @justanothergoat1132 3 роки тому +5

    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

  • @madisonducsai5762
    @madisonducsai5762 3 роки тому +4

    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 ❤️

  • @BrendaGarcia-ty2ml
    @BrendaGarcia-ty2ml 3 роки тому +2

    Yesss exactly the content I need. No one else is doing this. Thank you! I’d love to see more

  • @eleonorademitri
    @eleonorademitri Рік тому +3

    your passion for what you do really is refreshing and heart warming :)

  • @nellikoivu505
    @nellikoivu505 3 роки тому

    This was so interesting and relaxing! I wasn't bored at any point and i could hear the passion in your voice and the way in which you spoke :))) Loved this!

  • @user-cb7mz2kd2j
    @user-cb7mz2kd2j 3 роки тому +1

    OMG! I`ve had such an awful time this week but your video as usually brightens my spirit! Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge. I would honestly love to listen to you talking about Milton for hours!!! Sending lots of love :)

  • @mays_diaries
    @mays_diaries 3 роки тому +1

    You are one of the most passionate person I ever heard talking about books! You are amazing 😯

  • @sahinyagmur
    @sahinyagmur 3 роки тому +5

    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...

  • @rsl9548
    @rsl9548 3 роки тому

    Omg I loves this so much!!😍😍 You should do this more and I love how you talk about books. It makes me fall in love with the art even more!!

  • @ohlamaria697
    @ohlamaria697 3 роки тому +9

    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.

  • @bookroyalty
    @bookroyalty 3 роки тому +7

    I’m four years into my English major and reading all of these neat stories has to be one of my favorite things!

  • @AikiraBeats
    @AikiraBeats 3 роки тому +12

    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.

  • @sausana2501
    @sausana2501 3 роки тому +4

    I really really appreciate the effort you put into this

  • @graydonpanzica330
    @graydonpanzica330 2 роки тому +2

    In my 11th grade English class we read A Modest Proposal. She handed out the essay and had us all read it to ourselves so we could discuss after. And everyone's just sitting there reading, and I'm reading too, but I was also looking up and around like, "....is anyone else hearing this? Am I just stupid, am I really reading this?" And no one was showing ANY REACTION. I felt like I was going crazy. So finally I just raised my hand and was like, "Um, sorry, Mrs. Wagner, but is he...he's talking about eating kids, right?"

  • @hafsaisasad
    @hafsaisasad 3 роки тому +1

    your voice is so soft! and thank you so much for this video, it was helpful :)

  • @pru6er
    @pru6er 3 роки тому +2

    No one reads better than an English major. Some don't read everything and REGRET IT!
    You'll end up incompetent and noticed by others who have!
    We are trained to read 5 ways. We memorize soliloquies or perform excerpts from novels or plays.
    I predicted several times exactly what text was tested in the exam in three different classes.
    We recognize meter, tone, parody, critique literary works, create plot, let alone apply literary devices!
    We are assigned to write all 3 forms from essays, poetry to plays.
    Don't forget the epics, Old English, Middle English, and Modern of course with Milton!
    If you're going to teach English, like I did, MASTER GRAMMAR!

  • @katherinesanchez3225
    @katherinesanchez3225 3 роки тому +6

    i would've killed to take this course!! it looks so interesting + i'm sure the discussions / lectures were rly thought-provoking.......im drooling

  • @bakedpotatouwu
    @bakedpotatouwu 3 роки тому +11

    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!

  • @makoto_bass
    @makoto_bass 3 роки тому +3

    Thank you so much the great recommendations, Emmie! It's so helpful for my english study📚📝 Please keep to share your idea and thought! Looking forward to see coming videos from Japan!

  • @SolikBrrr
    @SolikBrrr 3 роки тому +2

    Your enthusiasm for literature is mirrored in your smile as you talk. Amazing job with the video.

  • @georginatoland
    @georginatoland 2 роки тому +3

    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.

  • @PaigeNoOrdinaryGirl
    @PaigeNoOrdinaryGirl 3 роки тому

    I loved this video, so interesting and informative. I didn’t study English Literature at University but love to learn about other people’s experiences! I wish there was a video like this out there for what I studied at University it would have been so useful!

  • @rafisadia1281
    @rafisadia1281 3 роки тому +2

    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.

  • @claresimsmusic
    @claresimsmusic 3 роки тому +21

    i (mistakenly) did not choose arts/english lit as my undergrad degree so imma live vicariously through this vid haha!! love your videos :) xx

  • @strawberrybitch1695
    @strawberrybitch1695 3 роки тому +5

    I’m in middle school and hyper fixating on literature currently. Really enjoyed hearing you talk about this!!

  • @moisesmena3404
    @moisesmena3404 3 роки тому +1

    Ooh my! This video was pure delight! Amazing job!

  • @mariaeduardarodrigues7586
    @mariaeduardarodrigues7586 3 роки тому +2

    your voice is soooo pleasant to hear im in love😔

  • @celina6259
    @celina6259 3 роки тому +13

    Also I would love to see more videos to the other years of literate studies you’ve done in university :)

  • @elfaba128
    @elfaba128 3 роки тому +2

    I love love love this! I'm just starting my last year of my English major and I'd be so curious to see how your book lists change! I know for me that my tastes got so much more nuanced over my college career. I'm now applying for PhD in early modern literature!

  • @kasumidusk4320
    @kasumidusk4320 3 роки тому +3

    This was so informative 😍 I love it. I would like to see more videos about this topic, definitely. I hope you are doing well. Have a good day Emma 🌸

  • @Mesmerizingnature.
    @Mesmerizingnature. 3 роки тому +1

    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!! ❤️

  • @gl4621
    @gl4621 3 роки тому +2

    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!

  • @kaylamroch3539
    @kaylamroch3539 3 роки тому +17

    Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came is what inspired Stephen King’s series The Dark Tower!

  • @ada6223
    @ada6223 Рік тому

    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.

  • @littlew0men
    @littlew0men 3 роки тому +22

    i'll be starting uni next week and i'll be studying literature ! in school the authors i loved the most were joyce, wilde and shakespeare and i can't wait to learn more, this was v interesting :)

    • @femmeNikita27
      @femmeNikita27 3 роки тому

      Well, we don't even know for the fact if shakespeare was one single author but yes I agree, it's very good literature. From poetry William Wordsworth is often underestimated yet very good. I can recommend.

    • @littlew0men
      @littlew0men 3 роки тому

      @@femmeNikita27 yes i forgot about him but he was one of my favourites too !

    • @michaelsommers2356
      @michaelsommers2356 3 роки тому

      @@femmeNikita27 Yes, we know that Shakespeare was a single person, the guy baptized in Stratford in 1564 (although he did collaborate with others on a few plays).

  • @Julia-Kuu
    @Julia-Kuu 3 роки тому +4

    As a comparative literature major, this video was really interesting! I definitely need to check out some of the works you mentioned :)

  • @katelinatwitcharchives
    @katelinatwitcharchives 3 роки тому +8

    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❤️

  • @melodym.8016
    @melodym.8016 2 роки тому

    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.

  • @haddiedoesstuff
    @haddiedoesstuff 3 роки тому +2

    I'm going to be doing an english major when I enroll in college, so yeah.
    I'm super excited.

  • @villinaudasi5418
    @villinaudasi5418 3 роки тому +3

    You always remind me why I love literature so much!

  • @kun-rt3ky
    @kun-rt3ky 3 роки тому +1

    I really loved the whole vibe in this video

  • @Safi-Dee
    @Safi-Dee 2 роки тому +1

    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.

  • @benedettavolpe
    @benedettavolpe 3 роки тому +6

    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

  • @Valeria-qs8td
    @Valeria-qs8td 3 роки тому +1

    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 ❤️

  • @catchyalata777
    @catchyalata777 3 роки тому

    I was an English Major and this takes me back to my Uni days! Thank you for all the great content.

  • @yunavandendijck9082
    @yunavandendijck9082 3 роки тому

    you have the absolute most beautiful smile I've seen ever, you make me happy !!

  • @Mano-Wan
    @Mano-Wan 3 роки тому +10

    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* 😊

  • @esmamesihovic5764
    @esmamesihovic5764 3 роки тому +6

    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

    • @esmamesihovic5764
      @esmamesihovic5764 3 роки тому

      @Endless Nameless wow your reply gives me so much hope (Editing has definitely caught my attention). Thank you so much for sharing

  • @helsynorfolk
    @helsynorfolk 2 роки тому +1

    I hope you go on to be an English Lit teacher - your enthusiasm is so infectious, plus your depth of knowledge is incredible!

  • @CarlaGReads
    @CarlaGReads 3 роки тому +5

    im literally writing about "The Dead" for my Irish lit class, im using it for my second assessment! I enjoyed it a lot!

  • @Mixedbeauty11
    @Mixedbeauty11 3 роки тому +4

    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.

  • @user-hx2cu6tv6t
    @user-hx2cu6tv6t 3 роки тому +1

    I love your faster spikes

  • @dorsa1773
    @dorsa1773 3 роки тому

    Hey emma
    I really love your videos and your soothing voice is just like a breeze all the way through them ♡
    English is not my first language (as you may tell;)) and I would REALLY TRULY appreciate it to hear from you talk about foreign students who want to major in English in the US and the struggles they may face and all..
    Keep up the good work 🧡

  • @fragellirodrigo
    @fragellirodrigo 2 роки тому

    Emmie, your channel is the best thing I was lucky to find in recent times. You're so interesting and friendly, it's a big pleasure to see and listen to, besides it's an excellent way on improving my english. God bless you, young beautiful lady, from Brazil with love

  • @sunsetlollypops437
    @sunsetlollypops437 2 роки тому

    I love your voice and the calmness you bring

  • @stanisaw8677
    @stanisaw8677 3 роки тому +1

    Gurl love you for such a nice video to watch 💞 I've started to interest on English literature more, even I've read only one book in English (yeah that's the shame).