With this letter I hereby would like to express my motivation for a PhD programme in Linguistics and English Language offered by the University of Edinburgh.
With a major in literary studies as an undergraduate, and Master in Linguistics I would now like to concentrate on English literature. I am particularly interested in twentieth-century literature, women’s literature, US poetry, and folklore. My personal literary projects have involved some combination of these subjects. Moreover, for the oral section of my comprehensive exams, I specialized in twentieth century novels by and about women. The relationship between “high” and folk literature became the subject for my honors essay on (Give brief description) and I plan to work further on this essay by preparing a paper suitable for publication.