First, and foremost, for pleasure! All of human life can be found in our literature; not the factual evidence of human activity, but the reality of what it feels like to be there and to share the experience of being there. It is often said that literature expresses universal themes: the innocence and growth of childhood, the joy and pain of being in love, the world of work, the suffering and horror of war and the inevitability of death in its many forms. When Wilfred Owen writes of the horrors of the First World War, he speaks to us directly from the trenches – death is no longer a statistic; it is a fearful, painful moment of personal suffering. When Dickens describes the childhood of David Copperfield or Oliver Twist, we are transported back to Victorian London as it was, with its teeming streets, its squalor, its noise and its vivid characters. When Shakespeare shows us men and women in love, we see indeed that “the course of true love never did run smooth”. Frequently we laugh, sometimes we share in their problems and often we understand their hurt, but what Shakespeare always shows us is that the emotions felt by Elizabethans are no different from our own. Academically, English Literature aims to broaden our appreciation of different periods and cultures through the study of different texts. Students who study English Literature at A Level will build on their understanding that no text exists in isolation but is the product of the time in which it was produced. Students will explore the relationships that exist between texts they will study and the contexts within which they are written, received and understood. As a result, students will develop analytical skills in discussion and writing which can be applied more broadly to the world in which we live. In this sense, A Level English Literature helps develop self-awareness and confidence.
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| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | East Sussex |
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| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | £10,365 - £17,298 |
| Address | 140 High Street, Lewes, BN7 1XS |
First, and foremost, for pleasure! All of human life can be found in our literature; not the factual evidence of human activity, but the reality of what it feels like to be there and to share the experience of being there. It is often said that literature expresses universal themes: the innocence and growth of childhood, the joy and pain of being in love, the world of work, the suffering and horror of war and the inevitability of death in its many forms. When Wilfred Owen writes of the horrors of the First World War, he speaks to us directly from the trenches – death is no longer a statistic; it is a fearful, painful moment of personal suffering. When Dickens describes the childhood of David Copperfield or Oliver Twist, we are transported back to Victorian London as it was, with its teeming streets, its squalor, its noise and its vivid characters. When Shakespeare shows us men and women in love, we see indeed that “the course of true love never did run smooth”. Frequently we laugh, sometimes we share in their problems and often we understand their hurt, but what Shakespeare always shows us is that the emotions felt by Elizabethans are no different from our own. Academically, English Literature aims to broaden our appreciation of different periods and cultures through the study of different texts. Students who study English Literature at A Level will build on their understanding that no text exists in isolation but is the product of the time in which it was produced. Students will explore the relationships that exist between texts they will study and the contexts within which they are written, received and understood. As a result, students will develop analytical skills in discussion and writing which can be applied more broadly to the world in which we live. In this sense, A Level English Literature helps develop self-awareness and confidence.