The power of literature cannot be underestimated and this course explores connections of social and political protest across a range of literary texts, providing abstract thought to aspects of tragedy through the study of prose, poetry and drama. You will be encouraged to respond imaginatively and independently to the written word fostering sophisticated literacy skills, fluency and clarity in discussion and written presentation. Throughout this course, you will develop intellectual creativity and critical appreciation of how writers shape meaning within their texts, while aiming to craft responses to passage-based as well as whole text analytical questions spanning a significant range of the English Literary Heritage. Unit 1: Literary Genres: Aspects of Tragedy, Drama Unit 2: Literary Genres: Aspects of Tragedy, Prose and Poetry Unit 3: Literary Genres Unit 4: Texts and Genres Non Examination Assessment (NEA): Theory and Independence – 2 essays of 1500 words each