English Literature

Assessment

All components of the course are externally assessed (three examinations worth 80% of the total mark) other than the NEA (worth 20% of the total mark), as follows: • Paper 1: Drama (Hamlet and Streetcar) • Paper 2: Prose (the two prose texts: see above) • Paper 3: Poetry (modernism and a question on taught/unseen poetry) The NEA comprises a comparative essay on two texts of between 2,500 and 3,000 words