English Literature

Course summary

It is literature which for me opened the mysterious and decisive doors of imagination and understanding. To see the way others see. To think the way others think. And above all, to feel. Salman Rushdie, Do you love reading? Do you enjoy delving into the past and discovering new worlds? Do you want to debate different meanings rather than settling for just one? Intrigued? Then A-level English Literature might be perfect for you! The course aims to further inspire a love of literature by introducing you to a wide selection of prose, poetry and drama, including F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and William Shakespeare’s Othello. The overarching theme of Love Through the Ages will offer plenty of opportunities for you to develop your research skills and explore the social and cultural differences between 14th-century Venice, Victorian England and 1920s New York. The course will also encourage you to become an independent and critical reader by teaching you to evaluate language, structure and form, discuss different representations of love and interrogate the writer’s purpose.