Wheaton in England 2006 

We will spend the summer of 2006 exploring the country of Great Britain.  After two weeks on campus (starting around June 8) to get oriented to the program, we will fly to London for a week of sightseeing, historical and literary investigation, and, of course, theater-going. Our Southwest Excursion will take us to the lovely city of Salisbury, Stonehenge, Jane Austen's Chawton home, Herbert's Bemerton Chapel, and on to Tintagel where we will visit Arthurian sites and stay overnight by the Sea.  After exploring the eighteenth-century elegance of Bath, we will travel to Oxford and set up residence at St. Anne's College. Here we will lead the life of scholars for a while -- with occasional excursions of an educational but pleasurable nature, for instance, taking in a play at Stratford-upon-Avon -- and then we will reward ourselves for our labors by beginning our journey to the beautiful Lake District of England. After a stop at Coventry Cathedral, we will soon find ourselves in the environment that inspired Wordsworth and his friends. After enjoying the lakes and hills, we will return to London and make our farewells August 1st and 2nd.  If you wish to join us, please sign up in the English Department, or contact the co-directors of the program, Wayne Martindale (630) 752-5787 or Wayne.Martindale@wheaton.edu or Leland Ryken (630) 752-5790 or Leland.Ryken@wheaton.edu.

We will begin taking deposits ($500 is required to hold a place for you) on September 14th, and will continue until the program is full.  At that point we will start a waiting list.  The program can fill up very quickly, so you should be prompt if you want a place on this exciting journey.

The teachers for this program will be Dr. Wayne Martindale, and Dr. Leland Ryken.  Here are the courses we will teach, in more-or-less historical order: