English Literature

Course summary

What Will I learn? Component 1 – Aspects of Tragedy: (40% of A Level) - One Drama text - King Lear - One Drama text for comparison - Death of a Salesman - One Poetry text for comparison - Keats selection Component 2 – Elements of Political and Social Protest Writing: (40% of A Level) - Post-2000 novel - The Kite Runner (Hosseini) - Poetry Text - Songs of Innocence and Experience (Blake) - Novel for Comparison - The Handmaid’s Tale (Attwood)