English Literature

Course summary

Year 1: • Post-2000 Specified Poetry - ‘Poetry of the Decade’ Anthology • Prose comparison - ‘A Thousand Splendid Suns’ and ‘Tess of the D’Urbervilles’ • Drama - ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ • Drama - ‘Othello’ • Independent Coursework - comparison of two chosen texts Year 2: • Study of Shakespeare Critical Anthology • Poetry - Christina Rossetti • Completion of Independent Coursework • Revision PROGRESSION ROUTES: English A Level is unique as it will support entry to the widest range of university courses ranging from Law through to History, Sociology or Psychology, when compared to any other single A Level.