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

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  • čas pƙidĂĄn 27. 07. 2024
  • 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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Komentáƙe • 849

  • @Elemy69
    @Elemy69 Pƙed 3 lety +2127

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

    • @russianlitnerd1642
      @russianlitnerd1642 Pƙed 3 lety +16

      Cute comment

    • @NatalieJ797
      @NatalieJ797 Pƙed 3 lety +7

      Amazing you mean

    • @abbysands9510
      @abbysands9510 Pƙed 2 lety +27

      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 Pƙed 2 lety +125

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

    • @liability7814
      @liability7814 Pƙed 2 lety +84

      @@abbysands9510 it’s seriously not that deep

  • @iranbubblegum
    @iranbubblegum Pƙed 3 lety +1196

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

    • @taekooktrash9607
      @taekooktrash9607 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      It's cute!

    • @GEMSofGOD_com
      @GEMSofGOD_com Pƙed 10 dny

      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.

  • @christinacascadilla4473
    @christinacascadilla4473 Pƙed 3 lety +3178

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

  • @user-xb5bz4fu9o
    @user-xb5bz4fu9o Pƙed 3 lety +2576

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

    • @oliverwilliams5113
      @oliverwilliams5113 Pƙed 3 lety +73

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

    • @anthonycz7581
      @anthonycz7581 Pƙed 3 lety +29

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

    • @krabbykat9918
      @krabbykat9918 Pƙed 3 lety +31

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

    • @vivianavargas7031
      @vivianavargas7031 Pƙed 3 lety +8

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

    • @patrickhehl9881
      @patrickhehl9881 Pƙed 3 lety +8

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

  • @Argi-em
    @Argi-em Pƙed 3 lety +550

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

  • @ArielWangGuzheng
    @ArielWangGuzheng Pƙed 3 lety +3645

    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 (ÂŽïœĄâ€ą ᔕ â€ąïœĄ`) ♡

    • @annak7895
      @annak7895 Pƙed 3 lety +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 Pƙed 3 lety +5

      like*

    • @doctorbrash5068
      @doctorbrash5068 Pƙed 3 lety +8

      Also provide full transcripts. Thanks.

    • @ArielWangGuzheng
      @ArielWangGuzheng Pƙed 3 lety +125

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

    • @AimanIqbal
      @AimanIqbal Pƙed 3 lety +30

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

  • @holaed4320
    @holaed4320 Pƙed 3 lety +1430

    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 Pƙed 3 lety +9

      Architecture student here đŸ„°

    • @liilywang
      @liilywang Pƙed 3 lety +1

      ME TOO

    • @michellequiroga4008
      @michellequiroga4008 Pƙed 3 lety +4

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

    • @holaed4320
      @holaed4320 Pƙed 3 lety +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 Pƙed 3 lety +4

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

  • @turefoda
    @turefoda Pƙed 3 lety +706

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

    • @triptinath5675
      @triptinath5675 Pƙed 3 lety +5

      Where are you from?❀

    • @turefoda
      @turefoda Pƙed 3 lety +13

      @@triptinath5675 I'm from brazil!! đŸ‡§đŸ‡·

    • @raquelaraujo273
      @raquelaraujo273 Pƙed 3 lety +2

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

    • @JeanJacketNope
      @JeanJacketNope Pƙed 3 lety +15

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

    • @notwithoutpizza4702
      @notwithoutpizza4702 Pƙed 2 lety +5

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

  • @yoshitaelancy8485
    @yoshitaelancy8485 Pƙed 3 lety +845

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

    • @nuclearwinter6231
      @nuclearwinter6231 Pƙed 3 lety +40

      both are not as good as they sound 😭

    • @lindseyykaitlin
      @lindseyykaitlin Pƙed 3 lety +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 Pƙed 3 lety +11

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

    • @venuss18
      @venuss18 Pƙed 3 lety +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

  • @oliverwilliams5113
    @oliverwilliams5113 Pƙed 3 lety +553

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

  • @valeriemaldonado1758
    @valeriemaldonado1758 Pƙed 3 lety +581

    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 Pƙed 3 lety +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 Pƙed 3 lety +13

      @@user-cb7mz2kd2j 51 isnt that old đŸ˜­đŸ˜­đŸ€Ł

    • @abriajohnson-kinsey4099
      @abriajohnson-kinsey4099 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      @Valerie Maldonado career wise what did you get into?

    • @valeriemaldonado1758
      @valeriemaldonado1758 Pƙed 3 lety +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 Pƙed 3 lety +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 Pƙed 3 lety +468

    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  Pƙed 3 lety +32

      Ah good luck I hope you love it!!💕

  • @ruthfarrell6337
    @ruthfarrell6337 Pƙed 3 lety +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

    • @GEMSofGOD_com
      @GEMSofGOD_com Pƙed 10 dny +1

      My first choice as a computer scientist (best languages are computer languages in a strong sense) was grand studies of nutrition.

  • @danaibrahim5645
    @danaibrahim5645 Pƙed 3 lety +165

    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 Pƙed 3 lety +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 Pƙed 3 lety +1

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

    • @qazedc3
      @qazedc3 Pƙed 3 lety +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.

    • @GEMSofGOD_com
      @GEMSofGOD_com Pƙed 10 dny

      Ugh higher degree y any

  • @mayamoo291
    @mayamoo291 Pƙed 3 lety +88

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

  • @MaVOfficialHD
    @MaVOfficialHD Pƙed 3 lety +118

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

    • @emmiereads
      @emmiereads  Pƙed 3 lety +9

      Daithi ahh congratulations!!💙

    • @MaVOfficialHD
      @MaVOfficialHD Pƙed 3 lety +3

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

    • @rishanroy9f365
      @rishanroy9f365 Pƙed 3 lety +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 Pƙed 3 lety +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 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      @@MaVOfficialHD thanks

  • @aleshaazzahraa1923
    @aleshaazzahraa1923 Pƙed 3 lety +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 Pƙed 3 lety +3

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

  • @Sofia-ek6en
    @Sofia-ek6en Pƙed 3 lety +333

    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 Pƙed 3 lety +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 Pƙed 3 lety +113

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

    • @idkwhattonamemyself9326
      @idkwhattonamemyself9326 Pƙed 3 lety +3

      Same tho lol

    • @qazedc3
      @qazedc3 Pƙed 3 lety +15

      The world of books is vast! Lifelong exploration đŸ‘ŒđŸ»

    • @somayehghaedi9853
      @somayehghaedi9853 Pƙed 3 lety +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 Pƙed 2 lety

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

    • @lucyinthesky4682
      @lucyinthesky4682 Pƙed 2 lety

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

  • @noonlemur
    @noonlemur Pƙed 2 lety +5

    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.

  • @curationofselena
    @curationofselena Pƙed 3 lety +43

    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 :) ♡♡♡

  • @teanlit2949
    @teanlit2949 Pƙed 3 lety +26

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

  • @richardquiroz4808
    @richardquiroz4808 Pƙed 3 lety +72

    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.

  • @MileyLoverIv19
    @MileyLoverIv19 Pƙed 3 lety +132

    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 Pƙed 3 lety

      what do you do with that degree

    • @basilanickattabil9944
      @basilanickattabil9944 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      @@chloecollins7513 Google it

    • @L44WISHAMILTON
      @L44WISHAMILTON Pƙed 2 lety

      Is an English degree and English literature the same thing?

    • @yj6118
      @yj6118 Pƙed 2 lety +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

  • @Alba-cf9hl
    @Alba-cf9hl Pƙed 3 lety +17

    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!

  • @emmaberger3748
    @emmaberger3748 Pƙed 3 lety +85

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

  • @RobertScott66208
    @RobertScott66208 Pƙed 3 lety +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

  • @cristianadiaconu4807
    @cristianadiaconu4807 Pƙed 3 lety +20

    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.

  • @tommyboy1090
    @tommyboy1090 Pƙed 3 lety +10

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

  • @ameliacruzdaza6783
    @ameliacruzdaza6783 Pƙed 3 lety +11

    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

  • @biodegradablepunk
    @biodegradablepunk Pƙed 3 lety +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 :”))

    • @GEMSofGOD_com
      @GEMSofGOD_com Pƙed 10 dny

      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.

  • @isadora5701
    @isadora5701 Pƙed 3 lety +14

    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.

  • @gabrielagardeano2456
    @gabrielagardeano2456 Pƙed 3 lety +7

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

  • @maittrianand6261
    @maittrianand6261 Pƙed 3 lety +5

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

  • @michael-zane2204
    @michael-zane2204 Pƙed 3 lety +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).

  • @sukki6052
    @sukki6052 Pƙed 3 lety +2

    I rewatch your videos on repeat and even leave it on the background when doing other things. You're just so amazing đŸ„°â€

  • @OSarahKate
    @OSarahKate Pƙed 3 lety +2

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

  • @BrendaGarcia-ty2ml
    @BrendaGarcia-ty2ml Pƙed 3 lety +2

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

  • @AikiraBeats
    @AikiraBeats Pƙed 3 lety +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.

  • @eleonorademitri
    @eleonorademitri Pƙed rokem +3

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

  • @user-cb7mz2kd2j
    @user-cb7mz2kd2j Pƙed 3 lety +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 :)

  • @bookwizard23
    @bookwizard23 Pƙed 3 lety +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

  • @justanothergoat1132
    @justanothergoat1132 Pƙed 3 lety +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

  • @sahinyagmur
    @sahinyagmur Pƙed 3 lety +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...

  • @nellikoivu505
    @nellikoivu505 Pƙed 3 lety

    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!

  • @rsl9548
    @rsl9548 Pƙed 3 lety

    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!!

  • @mays_diaries
    @mays_diaries Pƙed 3 lety +1

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

  • @sausana2501
    @sausana2501 Pƙed 3 lety +4

    I really really appreciate the effort you put into this

  • @madisonducsai5762
    @madisonducsai5762 Pƙed 3 lety +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 ❀

  • @makoto_bass
    @makoto_bass Pƙed 3 lety +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!

  • @katelinatwitcharchives
    @katelinatwitcharchives Pƙed 3 lety +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❀

  • @ohlamaria697
    @ohlamaria697 Pƙed 3 lety +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.

  • @quiteallwrite7566
    @quiteallwrite7566 Pƙed 3 lety +120

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

  • @katherinesanchez3225
    @katherinesanchez3225 Pƙed 3 lety +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

  • @bookroyalty
    @bookroyalty Pƙed 3 lety +7

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

  • @hafsaisasad
    @hafsaisasad Pƙed 3 lety +1

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

  • @AngloLee
    @AngloLee Pƙed 3 lety +2

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

  • @PaigeNoOrdinaryGirl
    @PaigeNoOrdinaryGirl Pƙed 3 lety

    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!

  • @heyitseli2241
    @heyitseli2241 Pƙed 3 lety +22

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

    • @soobingsoo13
      @soobingsoo13 Pƙed 3 lety

      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

    • @GEMSofGOD_com
      @GEMSofGOD_com Pƙed 10 dny

      Use ebooks. Lying on your back, head at 45°, a tap after a tap, NO OTHER MOVEMENT,- TOP FOCUS!

  • @rafisadia1281
    @rafisadia1281 Pƙed 3 lety +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.

  • @bakedpotatouwu
    @bakedpotatouwu Pƙed 3 lety +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!

  • @elfaba128
    @elfaba128 Pƙed 3 lety +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 Pƙed 3 lety +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 🌾

  • @celina6259
    @celina6259 Pƙed 3 lety +13

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

  • @mariaeduardarodrigues7586
    @mariaeduardarodrigues7586 Pƙed 3 lety +2

    your voice is soooo pleasant to hear im in love😔

  • @Valeria-qs8td
    @Valeria-qs8td Pƙed 3 lety +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 ❀

  • @strawberrybitch1695
    @strawberrybitch1695 Pƙed 3 lety +5

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

  • @esmamesihovic5764
    @esmamesihovic5764 Pƙed 3 lety +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 Pƙed 3 lety

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

  • @thomasarmstrong3797
    @thomasarmstrong3797 Pƙed 3 lety +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.

  • @claresimsmusic
    @claresimsmusic Pƙed 3 lety +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

  • @georginatoland
    @georginatoland Pƙed 2 lety +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.

  • @melodym.8016
    @melodym.8016 Pƙed 2 lety

    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.

  • @helsynorfolk
    @helsynorfolk Pƙed 2 lety +1

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

  • @gl4621
    @gl4621 Pƙed 3 lety +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!

  • @Safi-Dee
    @Safi-Dee Pƙed 2 lety +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.

  • @moisesmena3404
    @moisesmena3404 Pƙed 3 lety +1

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

  • @Julia-Kuu
    @Julia-Kuu Pƙed 3 lety +4

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

  • @ada6223
    @ada6223 Pƙed rokem

    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.

  • @benedettavolpe
    @benedettavolpe Pƙed 3 lety +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

  • @yunavandendijck9082
    @yunavandendijck9082 Pƙed 3 lety

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

  • @daesusasa
    @daesusasa Pƙed 3 lety +1

    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.

  • @ibeam2791
    @ibeam2791 Pƙed rokem +1

    I wanted to thank you for helping me find my passion! Going to study English literature now love ur videos

  • @MaryAmongStories
    @MaryAmongStories Pƙed 3 lety +1

    omg Emma, this was fascinating! would love more videos like this

  • @fragellirodrigo
    @fragellirodrigo Pƙed 2 lety

    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

  • @villinaudasi5418
    @villinaudasi5418 Pƙed 3 lety +3

    You always remind me why I love literature so much!

  • @Mesmerizingnature.
    @Mesmerizingnature. Pƙed 3 lety +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!! ❀

  • @sunsetlollypops437
    @sunsetlollypops437 Pƙed 3 lety

    I love your voice and the calmness you bring

  • @Mixedbeauty11
    @Mixedbeauty11 Pƙed 3 lety +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.

  • @aden.e
    @aden.e Pƙed 3 lety +1

    i’m a hs junior aspiring to be an english major and i LOVED this video. thank u !!!

  • @Abitterbuttercup
    @Abitterbuttercup Pƙed 2 lety

    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!

  • @MrFTW733
    @MrFTW733 Pƙed 3 lety +2

    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.

  • @littlew0men
    @littlew0men Pƙed 3 lety +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 Pƙed 3 lety

      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 Pƙed 3 lety

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

    • @michaelsommers2356
      @michaelsommers2356 Pƙed 3 lety

      @@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).

  • @dorsa1773
    @dorsa1773 Pƙed 3 lety

    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 🧡

  • @catchyalata777
    @catchyalata777 Pƙed 3 lety

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

  • @Conan-hl6bg
    @Conan-hl6bg Pƙed rokem

    I'm so happy I found this video!! I love the way you talk❀

  • @kun-rt3ky
    @kun-rt3ky Pƙed 3 lety +1

    I really loved the whole vibe in this video

  • @CarlaGReads
    @CarlaGReads Pƙed 3 lety +5

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

  • @mariaangeluvlogs6663
    @mariaangeluvlogs6663 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    love it! I'm glad I've watch this video i'm teacher but then you know there are books still unread , and you remind me of that. thanks!

  • @SimplyChrisss_
    @SimplyChrisss_ Pƙed 3 lety +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

  • @Mano-Wan
    @Mano-Wan Pƙed 3 lety +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* 😊