English Literature

Course summary

The study of English Literature is an exciting in-depth exploration and analysis of English literary texts. It is an academically challenging and highly rewarding subject, with a varied programme of study and lively discussion and debates about the pressing, often controversial, social issues of the time. In the two-year course, students will engage with a wide range of literary fiction texts, covering the main forms of prose, poetry and drama. They will develop and effectively apply their knowledge of literary analysis and evaluation whilst exploring the contexts of the texts they are reading and others’ interpretations of them. Students will be expected to write coherently and analytically. They will use correct literary terms, explore the connections between texts and contexts, and evaluate language form and structure.