English Literature

Course summary

Year One: Poetry and Drama (one play and an anthology of poetry); Prose Comparison (comparing two novels linked by a theme –Childhood); wider reading and coursework preparation. Year Two: Drama (two plays, one of which must be by Shakespeare); Prose Comparison (comparing two novels linked by a theme –Childhood); Poetry (studying a movement –Romanticism; comparing an unseen poem with a poem from an anthology); coursework (comparing two texts chosen by the student).