English Literature

Course summary

Paper 1: Love Through the Ages This paper will examine your understanding of the ways different types of love are presented in different forms and contexts. This unit gives you an excellent chance to explore different literary periods, including Chaucer, Shakespeare’s plays, romantic poetry and modern prose. Paper 2: Texts in Shared Contexts For this paper, you will study literature from 1945 to the present day. You will explore prose, poetry and drama, as well as developing the ways in which you are able to analyse unseen extracts. Independent Critical Study: Texts Across Time - you will complete a comparative critical study of two texts, at least one of which must have been written pre-1900. You will be required to write 2500 words, in which you analyse the set texts and engage with critical perspectives on them.