English Literature

Course summary

The course involves the study of significant texts from different genres. Students explore how texts connect and inter-relate and how they can illuminate each other. Set texts change from year to year and may vary between sets. For Paper 1, students may study one of two literary genres: Tragedy or Comedy. They study three texts: one Shakespeare play, a second drama text and one further text. Possible texts include: • Othello – Shakespeare • King Lear – Shakespeare • Death of a Salesman – Miller • The Great Gatsby – Fitzgerald • A selection of poems by Keats