Sarwat Jahan
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Helen Simonson:
Hi Helen.I pursued my graduation in communicative english with media studies,post that i did B.Ed in english and currently pursuing masters in english from one of the colleges of PATNA,BIHAR,INDIA.Though my major was not english i have made a mind to enrich my knowledge in literature field.Could you please give some suggestions to help to pursue my masters in a better way as i have to begin from 'A' level?
Helen Simonson
Dear Sarwat,
Congrats on the B.Ed and pursuing your masters in English. I have a BSc. (Econ) so I also missed out on a bachelors level English education. I may not be the best person to advise you but I would say the shortest way to enrichment is to ask your current professors for reading lists they may have for undergraduate English classes. Then pick and choose what you love. I enjoyed studying the great Russian writers during my MFA and of course I love all British Lit from Shakespeare onward. But there is also an infinite field of global literature and you should not feel bound to study the 'Western canon' if it doesn't appeal. In the end, enrichment comes from reading what you love, as I'm sure your fellow Goodreads readers would agree. Good Luck, Helen Simonson
Congrats on the B.Ed and pursuing your masters in English. I have a BSc. (Econ) so I also missed out on a bachelors level English education. I may not be the best person to advise you but I would say the shortest way to enrichment is to ask your current professors for reading lists they may have for undergraduate English classes. Then pick and choose what you love. I enjoyed studying the great Russian writers during my MFA and of course I love all British Lit from Shakespeare onward. But there is also an infinite field of global literature and you should not feel bound to study the 'Western canon' if it doesn't appeal. In the end, enrichment comes from reading what you love, as I'm sure your fellow Goodreads readers would agree. Good Luck, Helen Simonson
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Anne
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Helen Simonson:
I was interested to see that you do not list E. F. Benson as one of your influences, as he is one of my favorite authors. I love the Lucia series. I was a bit concerned when I started reading "Major Pettigrew's Last Stand" for fear that your book would come up short, but I thoroughly enjoyed it! I found it to be sort of like an updated E. F. Benson novel. Do you feel that is an apt comparison?
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