English Literature

Course summary

Unit 1: Love through the ages: Study of a variety of texts: one Shakespeare play, one prose text and one AQA anthology of love poetry through the ages (pre-1900). Unseen love poetry. Unit 2: Texts in a shared context: For this unit students will study either the literature of WW1 and its aftermath or texts from Modern Times: literature from 1945 to the present day. Study of three texts: one prose, one poetry, and one drama, of which one must be written post-2000. Examination will include an unseen prose extract. Unit 3: Non-exam assessment: independent critical study on texts across time: Students are required to produce a 2,500 word extended critical essay on texts of their choice.