English Literature

Course summary

What will you do on this course? Over the course of the two years, students will be exposed to a range of texts from around the world. One of the most attractive aspects of the AQA A syllabus is the fact that it offers flexibility to both teachers and learners. A sample of the texts studies could include: ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’, ‘The Great Gatsby’, ‘Othello’, ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ and a range of poetry from across time. As well as reading these texts, students will be expected to have informed opinions about them, debate the various merits of different interpretations and develop an academic writing style. New Historicism is a critical standpoint that is foregrounded. It examines texts as artefacts of their eras and through Art and Literature attempts to record an Intellectual History of Time.