Tutor information
Laura Varnam
Dr Laura Varnam is the Lecturer in Old and Middle English at University College, Oxford. She is the author of The Church as Sacred Space in Middle English Literature and Culture (2018) and the co-editor of Encountering The Book of Margery Kempe (2021). She has also published on Harry Potter, medievalism, Daphne du Maurier, and is working on a poetry collection inspired by the women of Beowulf.
Courses
Fantasy Literature is an exciting and popular genre. In this day school, five members of the University of Oxford's English Faculty will guide you through some of its highlights, from Tolkien and Lewis to Pullman and modern feminist fantasy.