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Research topics in english literature

I have completed recently completed my master’s. Now I want to pursue my PhD. Could someone tell me latest topics in modern and contemporary english literature?

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By Rajiv Bhatia Answered 7 years ago

Yes of course! Even I’m conducting my research in english literature. Some of the topics I would suggest are:
A Change of Heart’: Representations of Death and Memorialisation in First World War Writing by Women
The ‘Shaping Spirit of Imagination’: Metaphors of Creation and Creativity in the Poetry of T S Eliot
A great Conversion: the Circus and Ireland
Penny Bloods: Circulation Stories in London’s Popular Culture
The Ethics of Excess: Style and Morality in Post-War British Fiction
The Unpoetical Age: Modern Life and the Mid-Victorian Long Poem
For the Duration: Dreading Forward in Blitz-Time
Fiction and the government of Information in Britain

By Maneesh Upadhya Answered 7 years ago

Hey Anubhav. I guide scholars conducting research in modern and contemporary english literature. According to me the latest topics in this field are:
On Reading Rightly Wrongly: Towards Samuel Beckett’s ‘Syntax of Weakness’
Writing for the Stage: Theatre, the Novel and Society in Nineteenth-Century Britain
Representations of Abortion in British Literature and Film from around 1918
The Queer Cultures of 1930s Prose
Professing Poetry: Style and Faith in Hopkins

By Roopa K Answered 7 years ago

https://le.ac.uk/english/study/research-degrees/application-process/research-topics, https://www.phdresearch.net/how-to-choose-the-best-topics-for-phd-in-english-literature/ consists list of latest thesis topic in english literature. Have a look!

By Anubhav Kumar Answered 7 years ago

Maneesh, can I get in touch with you if I need some assistance with my research?

By Maneesh Upadhya Answered 7 years ago

Sure you can. Just drop me a mail. I will definitely guide you through the process.

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