English Literature

Course summary

English Literature is the perfect choice for anyone who loves reading. Throughout the course, candidates will study literature from a range of genres, literary periods and cultures. An array of texts will be studied, from Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’, first performed in 1602, to Orwell’s ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four’ and Atwood’s ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’, which both imagine a dystopian future. We will look at a range of different interpretations of our texts and use media to inform our interpretations. Where possible, students are offered theatre trips to see studied texts performed. The course aims to develop students’ analytical, critical and academic writing skills, and is, therefore, extremely well-regarded by employers and universities.