Essays / How has the study of english literature changed over the last century [3]

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I need to write an essay on the topic "how has the study of english literature changed over the last century" for my graduate application but I am quite clueless about what exatly I should be writing. If anyone can then please help me with proper informations.

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Graduate / "English, a language of very formal sort" - MA in English Literature SOP [3]

Ever since I have been introduced to English it has always appeared to me as a language of very formal sort with all its grammatical proprieties and appropriateness of punctuation and sentence formations. Until in high school I came around James Joyce's 'Ulyssess' and finding Molly Bloom run through a sentence of sixty-four pages without punctuations to obligate her flow lost myself in Joyce's 'stream of consciousness' to an extent of unconscious frenzy and got acquainted to a whole new aspect of the same English that I thought I knew so well, that is the literary side. Post that my fascination for literature has only increased as in the course of going through various books my vicarious nature amalgamated itself with the perspective of the of the authors, like learning about the complexities of relationships from the novels of Jane Austen on one hand and about worldly wisdom from the essays Bacon of on the other. Thus gradually solidifying that juvenile fascination into a strong interest which led me to choose English literature as my honours subject in under-graduation.

Upon embarking my under-graduate studies in the University of Calcutta I finally had the opportunity to discern the scholastic side of literature. And while going through Edward Albert's 'History of English Literature' its eventual progress towards the various unveiling genres overwhelmed me with the multifarious possibilities English literature can represent. And gradually alongside the conventional Shakespearean dramas I learned to take delight in the coarse satires of Alexander Pope and developed the capability to unleash the pictorial and moral profundity in Milton's 'Paradise Lost' underneath it's grim infernal semblance. But it was the works of the great Romantic poets that infused in me the spur to compose my first verse. And while nurturing the short stories of the various authors their vivid oeuvres awed me with the diversification of length, style and figuration this specific genre has to offer wad led to depict my first short story and pursuing graduate studies I presume would equip me with the proper tools to polish my amateur writing skills to the level of professionalism.

One of the reasons why I chose the MA in English Literature course at the University of Westminster is that I believe this particular course would help me to achieve a graver interpretation of the different literary periods and thus gain a better perspective.

Because though I consider writing as an important aspect of my academic and professional future as for my long term career goals I aspire to be an educator and thus be able to share my knowledge of literature. For which I need to widen my academic horizon and it is graduate studies I perceive would act as the conjoining path between the prefatory bachelors and elevating PhD. And a master's degree from University of Westminster's Department of English, Linguistics and Cultural studies is what I think would be the most reasonable step to be taken in order to be fulfill my long-term personal and professional goals.