English Literature

Course summary

A Level English Literature encourages you to develop a passion for English literature as well as literary heritage. Through reading widely, critically and independently, you will become an expert in literature across centuries, genre and gender, and will be challenged to seek out patterns and identify developments over time, forming informed theories on why this may be. The specification offers you the opportunity to experience literature at its best, not just through set texts but by encouraging independent reading of linked texts too, thus creating well informed, critical readers. It also enables you to synthesize the knowledge, understanding and skills of the course, allowing you to connect and compare a wide range of whole texts and extracts. English literature is a subject that encourages the sharing of opinions and evolution of ideas and is suited to those with a passion for reading but also those who enjoy analysis and making connections across texts and topics.