English Literature

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‘As an A Level English Literature student, I feel like I’m given lots of freedom in my studies as I am encouraged to conduct wider reading and research; this makes me feel more mature and confident in my approach to the subject than I did at GCSE.’

‘That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you're not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong.’

F. Scott Fitzgerald

 FAQs

 

  • Othello, The Great Gatsby, AQA Love Through the Ages Poetry anthology, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Handmaid’s Tale, Feminine Gospels, Dracula

  • Yes! As a student of Literature, an interest in reading is vital to finding success and enjoyment in the subject. At A Level, we study Literature through a historicist lens, so it is important that you engage with literary theory and other wider reading in order to root the texts in their respective contexts,

  • English Literature is a subject that requires you to think critically about the ways society works – it therefore pairs well with other subjects that demand the same ways of thinking, such as English Language, History, Geography, Sociology, and Media Studies.

  • Yes, you will make your own choice of NEA question, and write a comparative NEA essay, which is worth 20% of your overall grade.