What an English Major has to read

[@benzedrineboy]

Here is the full list ❤️☺️ 1, Beowulf 2, The Works of John Keats 3, The Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson 4, The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath 5, In Our Time by Ernest Hemingway 6, Collected Poems by T.S. Eliot 7, King Lear by William Shakespeare 8, Beloved by Toni Morrison 9, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley 10, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne 11, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave by Frederick Douglass & Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs 12, The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser 13, Utopia by Thomas More 14, Paradise Lost by John Milton 15, Endgame and Act Without Words by Samuel Beckett 16, Ghostwritten by David Mitchell 17, Oresteia by Aeschylus 18, The Three Theban Plays by Sophocles 19, Medea by Euripides

[@yanuyanu7451]

Oh i. Wanted that, the Bell jar, since i was teenage. Kat stratford.... Yea

[@caiooliveira2314]

thanks

[@lumieredice485]

Thank youu!

[@angeliquep2867]

This compels me to pursue English literature.

[@faresmarouf6908]

Hey pro I have English exam can you help me

[@gamingwithronak3868]

@@faresmarouf6908 😅

[@McKenzie.Sullivan]

me too, but my dad doesn’t want me to just major in english and is gonna make me do a double major in business with the minor in education which is my choice

[@limitless_lagging]

same, it is difficult at times to read, write and learn that much but it still sounds extremely interesting and fun in a unique way :)

[@literarytalha735]

It truly does!

[@murielllee]

I can't wait for more english major videos!! I'd love to see things like analyzing a poem for class or writing an essay or something about the work english majors actually do!

[@hhenze322]

Watching this now knowing she has a cat named Grendel 🥲

[@ambertaryn]

1. Baywolf 2. The Works of John Keates 3. Emily Dickinson Poems 4. The Bell Jar 5. In Our Time 6. T.S. Elliot Poems 7. King Lair 8. Beloved 9. Frankenstein 10. The Scarlet Letter 11. Missed this one 12. Fairy Queen 13. Utopia 14. Paradise Lost 15. EndGame and Act Without Words 16. Ghostwritten 17. The Oristyia 18. Sophecies Plays 19. Euripides There are more of course but these are just the ones she mentioned in the video.

[@thatyoutubechannel9953]

Beowulf

[@risa.k]

Isnt it Faerie Queene???

[@selenaforever181]

King Lear*

[@selenaforever181]

Also one should read Emily Bronte n Jane Austen

[@MJ-hd7nr]

11. Harriet Jacob's Incident Life of a Slave Girl and Narrative Life of Frederick Douglass

[@althearivadelo]

hi emma I'm from the future and you just named your cat Calcifer instead of Grendel😂😂

[@MeSimoneI]

I adore hearing people talk about English classes and what they study. I chickened out of doing English at uni and I'm so gutted about it now but I love hearing what I could have been doing. Hope it's all going well for you!

[@evalondon6845]

It's never too late, you can do it at your pace 🤗

[@hebertrocha2498]

I've never seen a video start in such a beautiful way.

[@helloitsme5727]

I am forever grateful to have found your channel... Love from Croatia.

[@savannahhartje4490]

I graduated with my bachelor's in literature this May! (: I have to say I've read Beowulf probably a hundred times hehe! I took a course in Old English and we had to actually learn how to speak proper Old English (which is more like German) and we read part of Beowulf in it's original form which was interesting. I told myself everytime I read it that I didn't like it, but I found myself writing about it a lot! The women in the poem and the concept of a peace weaver are so interesting to me!

[@lisak2565]

I really am in love with all of your videos I've watched by now! Especially your vlogs are so motivating for me while I'm writing my bachelor thesis. I live in Germany and study (or rather studied) German and British English language and literature. It's just so interesting to see how you get through your everyday life. That really inspires me as it's only a few weeks for my master studies to start. :)

[@emmiereads]

Awe that makes me so happy - I hope your thesis is going well!

[@lostinabookcase3796]

Well now I want to go buy a cat and name him Grendel!

[@emmiereads]

do it

[@beansprout_apg886]

I love collecting old novels/books and it’s sitting in my little bookshelf waiting for me to read. my work is sucking all my strength and I just wanted to lay down and sleep. But last night I decided to pick a book, locked myself on my room sit on the floor with my blanket and just read. I added many books in my tbr..thank u..:)

[@user-ld5hp5ql5o]

english major here !! ur voice is rly soothing?? i have to read most of these authors for my british and american lit as well :)

[@LAUGHINGLADY5]

Why are all of us English majors obsessed with English and Classical Studies?? Love it!

[@ciarascorner]

Renaissance Lit was literally my *WORST* module, just couldn't get into it ahahah! yaaaassssss Frankenstein - my all time fave ahah, love it so much #teamcreature. I'm also planning to read The Scarlett Letter because Jay gave me a copy for my birthday, so looking forward to hearing your thoughts :) I read a couple of Beckett plays in my final year and they are SO odd ahaha!

[@emmiereads]

Same here - the prof is really awesome though so that's helping a lot but we've gone on to poetry now and I'm just not a fan of the sonnet or any other similar Renaissance invention soooo we'll see :/ Ooh my thoughts on SL will probably be in the next vlog - and yes right omg so strange and funny, I'm excited to get back into them!!

[@IntelligentAtheism]

"Myth". What an Epic nickname.

[@elij2694]

Hey just a little shout out of support for this channel, a lot of people out here were afraid of pursuing an English major because of all the stereotypes around it, and you let us know what it's like actually being an English major and in a way you're helping us make our dreams come true. I for instance didn't major in English but very much wanted to. Thanks for letting us non majors know what it's like to be an English major.

[@Tolstoy111]

What’s a stereotype around it?

[@elij2694]

@@Tolstoy111 well I hope I don't offend people but you know how there's a stereotype around how English majors have difficulty finding jobs? Well I'm sure there's a lot of English majors out there my age who turned out just fine, but it was scary to make the decision when something around 200,000 dollars is rested upon that decision. So I really admire the people who decide to major in English despite what people say. I ended up majoring in communications by the way.

[@Tolstoy111]

@@elij2694 I can't think of a skill more valuable than being able to put forward coherent arguments, write well, and speak articulately. If I had to break down education into three constituent subjects, it would math, science, and language.

[@jennahancock6033]

We read Beowulf in my senior English class I loved it!

[@oliviaest]

Calcifer right now 👁️>👄

[@sophiesview4175]

just discovered your channel, and you look so much like Marianne from Normal People, I'm shook!! plus, the video was real nice

[@avareads7254]

I'm so glad someone has the same perspective on renaissance writing as I do but loves Paradise Lost. I have to read it next semester and I have been DREADING it, but this gave me some hope

[@simonestevenson-hough7771]

im in the uk and i study level 3 animation and game design. it's always interesting to see what other people are studying

[@bookswithvish]

I'm glad I came across your video because I'm switching from my Paramedic degree to English and Literary Studies soon and I have been very very nervous but I am super excited for it because I know I'll be learning something I love

[@mohamed-cd6eq]

Idem , aves vous regrettez ça ?

[@villinaudasi5418]

I love, love, loved this video! I just wrote English Literature Student and your video came up. And I am so grateful it did!

[@amisha25211]

Congrats on 30k subscribers✨💛🧡🖤💜!!✨Your serene/tranquil voice is so soothing and comforting and satisfying to listen to. Please do audiobooks especially Jane Austen and Virginia Woolf and podcasts🤩🤩And ofc u wud make for a great ASMR artist.

[@authorgreene]

I'm loving your syllabi! You're going to enjoy Beloved, I hope. (BTW, it's Belov-ED as in "Dearly Beloved") and while I can't guarantee you'll love The Scarlet Letter, there was so much magic in the background of the book that I couldn't help but fall in be drawn into this adultery drama. Do keep us updated on your Renaissance seminar. I had a lot of fun reading Spencer's unfinished masterpiece. The copy of The Faerie Queene I read had all original spelling, which made it quite the challenge. I got nearly halfway through the book. I really should read it again (and finish it this time!), though I might consider reading it in tandem with modernized copy.

[@suzannahdarcy6903]

Yeah, sort of stunned by the be-loved pronunciation. Thanks

[@authorgreene]

@@suzannahdarcy6903 It's 100% understandable. Happy reading!

[@thethoughtexperience1979]

Such a lovely video! Keep up the great work!!

[@kelciesanty]

I am loving your videos! I am an English major. My emphasis is in the Professional and Technical Writing.

[@MaryAmongStories]

LOVED this video, I always found your degree to be fascinating! here in Portugal we don't have a lot of options when it comes to studying Literature, unfortunately :/

[@hearthxfire]

ENGLISH MAJORS: Do you find that buying books for your English and reading classes is cheaper than buying textbooks for other classes? I’m going to be enrolling as an English major soon, and would like to what I’m signing up for and how I should prepare financially. 🙂

[@grace2724]

Yes they absolutely are. My stats textbook was about $120 whereas my 3 books for English together were about $30 and I could have gotten it cheaper if I bought all of them used but I wanted 2 of them new. English is easy to buy books for bc you can go to a thrift store or secondhand book store and will likely find what you need there for super cheap. If you are on a budget i would recommend looking for used textbooks through Craigslist, your school bookstore or another online retailer. They'll still be somewhat expensive but I've seen my stats book selling for $50 so its worth a shot. Personally, I've found waiting for a syllabus is a good idea before buying books bc sometimes what you're told when you pick classes and what your professor wants varies. This definitely is a bit risky though since some professors want to start class ASAP and you risk not having a book but they're usually pretty lenient the first week.

[@19blackstar]

I never brought any books for college after first year. I mostly borrowed

[@demetra9554]

In my experience the individual books are much cheaper but because you're buying more books it can end up costing about the same. I've paid ~120 for film and sociology textbooks, but I've also had $80 English course readers (in addition to two more novels for the course) or English classes that require about 8 books per semester, which can really add up. (Prices are in Canadian dollars though)

[@savannahhartje4490]

It depends. Sometimes a professor will assign an anthology of literature and those can be quite expensive if you buy them new!

[@txspacemom765]

Think of it this way...when you are done, you will have a bookshelf filled with beautiful books, and not textbooks. ;)

[@Socks-and-Dave]

I once saw a production of Euripides' "The Bakkhiai" (or "Bakkhae"). It was stunning and awesome to see a play that was written so long ago, and knowing that it was viewed by people from so long ago. I actually wrote the theater company to encourage them to do more of the same. I don't think they did; nevertheless, it was an amazing experience.

[@33doglover1]

So I read Samuel Heaney's translation of Beowulf and hadn't realized you were talking about another translation. I was so confused when you mentioned the dragon scale bag and wondered if I was even paying attention reading the book before I realized you had another version.

[@evalondon6845]

😳 And how did Samuel Heany translate it? I would like to read Beowulf, but now you made me wonder which edition to choose if I'm going to understand different things... 🤔

[@michaelsommers2356]

Seamus, not Samuel.

[@michaelsommers2356]

@@evalondon6845 Personally, I think Heaney's translation, for all its merits, is too polished and modern. I like Burton Raffel's translation, which for the most part tries to reproduce the alliteration and meter of the original. However, I haven't looked at all the translations out there, and there may be better ones. In particular, I don't think I've seen Tolkien's translation. There is at least one edition, edited by Chickering, that has the original and the translation on facing pages.

[@emilykrauss7600]

I wanted to write and let you know that I really like your channel and videos. Please keep on posting more videos. Thank you.

[@Shelbyyylynnnn]

As a senior literature major, I just..I wanna be friends 🥺🖤

[@Life_race1991]

Indian Universities are really tough when you do undergraduate or post graduate degree . I am a post graduate in English. In undergraduate program when you are doing a major . You have to go through 1. Old English literature 2. Renaissance 3. British literature 4. American literature 5. Indian English literature 6. Greek literature ( Oedipus Rex, Agamemnon etc) In post graduation you have to go through- British Literature, American, Post colonial, Indian, Australian and Canadian literature.

[@mbecca7222]

I like watching these videos and hearing the course names and naming what you are reading in it off the top of my head. Some classics are basic for courses haha. I finished my English lit degree in 2015.

[@robertopinheiro9828]

In the first 3 seconds I really thought you were Daisy Edgar Jones from Normal people

[@kakaobaba]

Yeees!

[@dashachess4204]

I'm almost an Eng and Brit Lit major and a lot of these I haven't read! I'm building my booklist lol

[@PascaleWP]

Hi emmie! En attendant Godot (Waiting For Godot) from Beckett is another good one about "nothing" haha! Enjoy your semester :)

[@megreads9]

Egyptian civilization are huge culture and rich one, I asked my Egyptian friends to send me some books and I visited this country long ago and it's so beautiful but one thing I couldn't hold it's the hot weather but everything is beautiful there.

[@IntelligentAtheism]

3:28 What a nice monster. So it chooses only one room per night and then happily return to home. :) :D xD

[@kasumidusk4320]

Great video! Very informative 💕 thank you!!

[@rhuang9683]

i read beloved last semester and wanted to love it, but it was so draining for me and i found myself dreading picking it back up. i read crime and punishment faster. still, really hope you like it and i'm excited to hear your thoughts!!

[@ralitsaurukova1106]

You're literally me tho. I'll add you to Goodreads immediately. Keep up the good work. Also, John Keats

[@МашаИсаева-к2ж]

Woww it's so amazing! i really like your videos, and this one is .. wwwow I'm also studying in university but I'm physicist :( And knowing what people learn in English Mayor course is very interesting (i'm trying to study all these books by my own and it's quite hard without discussion, so you're lucky) I'm waiting more videos!

[@Kellycwrites]

Okay so if I'd been reading books like this, I would have enjoyed my English degree so much more😭

[@hybridbutterfly3908]

What were you reading?

[@Kellycwrites]

I had to read a lot of modern South African books that weren't particularly good, when I really wanted to be reading classics

[@cherry6609]

You got me hooked and subbed with that Arctic Monkeys song in the intro

[@cherry6609]

@gbds subbed is short for subscribed. I subscribed to het channel :)

[@sibylle1927]

YEESSSS

[@karolinamikeskova8043]

What song is it?

[@sibylle1927]

@@karolinamikeskova8043 one point perspective by arctic monkeys

[@sarahgould]

ik fell in love that much more 😍😍

[@ab0007]

That Arctic Monkeys intro though, I love you even more now

[@michaelsommers2356]

If you like Shakespeare, you should see the television series _Slings & Arrows._ The third series centers around a production of _Lear._ Also, not that it matters much, Eliot was born in the US and later moved to England, not the other way around.

[@BlackkCobra]

What do you plan on applying for job-wise with a degree in English lit? Because I wanna study English lit so bad but I don’t know what to do even afterwards except become a teacher.

[@emmiereads]

Okay yes so I had the exact same thoughts before going into the program (I was actually in Biology my first year but switched) and honestly you have nothing to worry about! Everyone I've talked to, be that profs, teaching assistants or even grad students have all dispelled the myth of "the useless degree" because SO many jobs require someone who can expertly communicate, jobs that wouldn't even normally be considered int he "arts and humanities" field and it's so rare today that people can actually use English to its highest degree of interpretation, investigation and communication so someone with a Lit/Writing degree is so useful. I've been looking a lot into publishing, editing, working for companies that require a writer in any capacity, becoming an author myself, going to grad school, etc. More than that though you have to do what you love! I was miserable studying the sciences because I was ignoring my passion - and if you really study what you love then you'll have no problem applying that knowledge somewhere else - I have been the happiest bean these past two years because I've been able to expand my world view on absolutely everything, delve deeply into what it means to be human and surround myself everyday with books and words - it's been so worth it so don't be scared and do what you love

[@alexy6230]

Oh boy! Forget about the theory of studying English you have no job except teaching ...... English gives you all the skills to become a good librarian like me for example A friend of mind with an MA degree in English is now a journalist ( I would just simplify to say English gives you all the skills needed in communication such that even in the business field you can become an interpreter, write company project e.t.c for English is the world language today)

[@usyizzani]

Hello. I'm an English Literature graduate and now I'm working as a translator, editor, and proofreader for a book publisher :)

[@19blackstar]

That depends on which country you live.

[@rojournal]

An engineering student future job is to become an engineer while studying english prepares you to a lot of careers like Journalism, Media, advertising, marketing, PR, teaching, publishing, and many more that requires good communication and writing skills.

[@bettytyrrell940]

Surely a good command of the English language AND accurate spelling, ( especially of the books in your curriculum) is a basic requirement?

[@viaabegonia5669]

I am in my third year too English major student, how I wish i have enouvh money to buy those amazing literature books, maybe soon😊 love your videos😘

[@NaveenKumarErroju]

Adopting a cat isn't a big deal to tell your parents. But naming it after a monster is suspicious. Lol

[@qiaolihuang9229]

Does anyone think she just looks like the girl in the Fifty shades of grey

[@yanuyanu7451]

Haha, anastasia steele...

[@MarNieves]

If you didn't have a change of heart regarding Shakespeare, are you really an English Major student? I've just finished my degree in English and i really enjoy your videos!! It's so interesting to see how our syllabus diverge and which works i should perhaps take a look at! xx

[@thatyoutubechannel9953]

She describes Beowulf as if it's new and then is like "I don't really have to say much about this" about THE BELL JAR?? I literally would not know this book existed if not for breadtube but I read Beowulf in middleschol

[@lizdorrington2851]

Hi Emma, I 'm new to your channel and I have to say, I love it! I read Becket's Endgame in my first semester of university and found it so absurd. I also read Shakespeare's The Merchant Of Venice . Just recently I read Exit West, Signs Preceding The End Of The World and UFO In Her Eyes for my Global Lit class. Looking forward to more videos from you.😊

[@raquelaraujo273]

So if i am going to your first videos after recently discover you just because i want to watch it everyday am i oficially a fan? hahaha your are really calming and inspiring!! thank you

[@mxyzptlk...]

I've read most of these books, and I'm not an English major.

[@inessamaria2428]

Grendell, I love this name too.

[@kateflynn8803]

Paradise Lost by John Milton. 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 I want to read it! From your brief summary i will surely fall in love with it too. This type of subject and storyline always fascinated me. Added Ghostwritten and Endgame .

[@glaciercaptain777]

ahhhh Prufrock is my favourite Elliot poem too!

[@michellepena8838]

As a master of English, wait until you read theoretical works

[@francescagaiapagano9525]

I am really interested im a video exclusively on classical studies! I am a classical student in Italy and would be interesting to know how you study classics! 🤩😍

[@stephhannah]

Wow that's a lot of books!!! So cool!!!

[@clemsbookcorner5974]

This is what I wished I had studied during my English degree but in France we almost don't read complete work

[@abbeyroche2983]

I was so not into Utopia either and everyone in my class LOVED it and I was suffering 😭

[@Boncomics]

2:34 I really should just animate BEOWULF. That's if I could find a program comprable to FLASH MX. I'm a little rusty.

[@torrirank1342]

Currently reviewing major works for the Praxis 5038.... thank you!!!

[@claudiasotelo6956]

I have a vintage coffee table edition of The Oresteia! I'm so excited to read it! Got it from a flea market for $1 and I was like "oh ancient greek literature! I must have it" lol

[@chandramohanmurmu9626]

Please share us Your Routines , effective way for essay writing , critical study of different Classics , poems and short stories and how to make notes etc . Thank you 💕😊 Love from India ❤️

[@trungthattha2707]

emmie youre such a lovely girl

[@michaelgarcia2973]

I hated Kimberely after what she did to Brittany in the film Pretty Persuasion she was so mean in the film

[@audreyfeist9622]

I’m majoring in PPLE (politics, philosophy, law, & ethics) but plan to also study the classics. I’m decided between minoring or (double) majoring. If I could get your advice it would be extremely helpful.

[@koaoi9172]

you’re cool thanks for breakdown

[@fatinnazira2991]

Love this! I graduated in international relations but I always wanted to study literature. My roommate is an english literature student

[@jackiep5945]

I’m a freshman in college and at first I was really stubborn to major in film and maybe become a director later on or editor but I saw myself losing interest in film and I thought about switching to English and I’ve always loved the subject, I’ve excelled in it in high school and it’s always been something I’ve never hated studying. So I think I’m gonna switch over as an English major instead :) I hope I love it❤️

[@user-to5zl6tf4h]

Jaquelin Marquez omg you sound just like me

[@marichristian1072]

Fabulous list. But the speed at which one is expected to read is a shock to the system.But if you decide to continue to graduate school, wait until you have to read and discuss literary theory in a seminar of half a dozen of your peers, presided over by an all knowing. professor Post- Modern critical theory is a killer.

[@ofgodzeus]

I've never read anything by David Mitchell ;-; idk where to start

[@tara1459]

BRUh i had to read Beowulf for my 9th grade English Honors class.. hjirejgirolg

[@alanjavierantezanasalinas8529]

Which theoretic books you studied in your english major? I studied literature in bolivia, latinoamerican country, and i know about that, you knnow Barthes, Eco, Bajtin, lukacs, girard, aristoteles, auerbach, bloom, a etc. Or which theoretic english authors you studied in your english major?

[@latharajagopal7483]

nice video...just read a book, Dear Reader By Julie, written by Reshma Cheknath Umesh...a must read

[@no_below_5138]

I love reading but I could never major in anything that has to do with english language arts. Kinda weird

[@yanuyanu7451]

Ha ha

[@mohammadarefjafarinejad9722]

Great Thanks a million

[@demainbest3815]

As an English major we only have a course that contains all these novels and drama 🤣🤣🤣 ..

[@pitchnovigot8020]

Love the intro from arctic monkeys

[@mackberg1792]

Have you ever read the novel titled Grendel? You’d love.

[@lillah19]

Is there an English major who likes writing more than reading??👀.....nope just me ...okay...cool

[@sibylle1927]

ARCTIC MONKEYS ONE POINT PERSPECTIVE

[@LeonSheeter]

Isn’t it THAT simple? No one knows anything or knows what they’re talking about. Especially myself... is Basically where literature is going to lead any writer or Wronger .. woops I meant Reader .. lead any rider .. wright !! .. wait that’s rong.

[@aleee-6164]

the intro! I love arctic monkeys!! :))

[@afisicadetudo]

I am really curious about the class of Physics and Space and Time in Literature. Have you talked about it in some video?

[@happy_bubble602]

Hey! Very cool and informative video. Thank you) Could you please give me an advice? I'm planing to apply for the master's in English/ world (I didn't decide yet) literature. My biggest fear is that I will not be able to understand and analyze literature in English because my native language is Russian so I've basically read mostly in Russian. I do read classics in English now, take online lit. course and practice writing skills but what if it will not be enough? I would really appreciate if you could recommend me in order to improve my reading and writing skills?

[@mohamed-cd6eq]

Same here, but my native language is Arabic, however hope you're doing all good now! How was Ur experience?

[@bhargavsunkara4103]

how many hours do you read everyday on average? And how many pages do you normally get through in that time? Thanks!

[@kaiahey1097]

New subscriber😍

[@jefersonmariano9903]

Hi Emmie u looks like a classical reader, so would you like to read it by Stephen king ? IDK 👍

[@tonmoy.creates]

love from BD.

[@kiaraferguson8189]

an english major and an arctic monkeys fan pog

[@masfiltv4146]

When you want to pursue English literature but you’re pretty much fucked since you live in southeast Asia and you’re financially incapable of studying abroad 👁👄👁