English Literature

Course summary

“Literature…is a way of making human life bearable.”– Kurt Vonnnegut. From Shakespeare to Saramago, Milton to Margaret Atwood, from John Donne to James Joyce, writers have used fiction, poetry and drama to explore the complexity and depth of the human experience. Investigating love, conflict, family, death, race, gender, politics and more, writers use language at its most profound and beautiful to help us think more deeply about ourselves and others. If you enjoy literature in all forms, if you want to explore the drama of what makes us human, and if you enjoy language, English Literature is a fantastic choice at A Level.