English Literature

Course summary

Paper 1: Literary Genres: Tragedy Paper 1 focuses on Aspects of Tragedy. Students study three texts: one Shakespeare text; a second drama text and one further text, of which one must be pre-1900. Students will answer three questions in the examination. Paper 2: Elements of Crime Writing Students will study the Elements of Crime Writing. They will study three texts: one post-2000 prose text, one poetry, and one further text, one of which must be pre-1900. The exam will include an unseen passage.