English Literature

Course summary

English Literature is an A level for students who enjoy reading and sharing their views on literature with like-minded individuals. Independence of thought is at the heart of learning, and there is nothing more important than the regular seminars where you’ll present your prepared interpretations of the texts and will be challenged to support them in discussion forums. Texts include Shakespeare’s great tragedies and other drama written before the 20th century. Poetry texts range from before and after the 20th century – and a selection of prose fiction is clustered around exciting and stimulating themes such as dystopia, the Gothic, women in literature or the immigrant experience.