A-Level English Literature

Course summary

You may choose this course for a variety of reasons; because you enjoy studying Literature, to develop your reading and appreciation of modern and older texts, or to hone your skills in detailed analysis. Students appreciate the varied discussion and expansion of ideas possible during the course; textual and contextual debates are central to our study of Literature. Using varied critical perspectives is a big part of the course and everyone is encouraged to widen their interpretation of a variety of genres from a broad spread of literary periods. A non-exam unit involves some independent prose reading and comparison.