A Level English Literature

Course summary

Your A Level English Literature course will develop your critical understanding, enjoyment, and appreciation of literature. You will study a variety of texts from different time periods and make connections between these texts. Studying A Level English Literature will provide you with the opportunity to develop your close-reading skills and will improve your use of critical terminology. There will be an important focus on independent learning and wider reading, which will enable you to broaden your literary perspective and understand how literature has changed throughout history. You will also study a range of poetry, prose, and drama spanning from pre-1900 to post-2000 and this will include one play written by William Shakespeare.