Summary: This course considers literature in the social, literary and historical context in which it was written. Course description: This subject gives you the enduring pleasure of reading and getting to know in detail a wide range of literary texts and plays, from the Renaissance to the present day. As well as reading the texts themselves, you will consider the social, literary and historical context of the time they were written and examine some critical responses to them. During the course, you will learn to: - Understand the role of narrative in literary texts - Understand the distinctive nature of different literary genres - Read carefully, think analytically and write articulately - Explore texts creatively and independently. - Apply critical ideas to literary texts. To succeed on the course, you will need curiosity, enthusiasm, creativity and commitment, and above all a desire to read literature. Recent texts have included: - The Kite Runner - The Great Gatsby - Poetry by Robert Browning and Alfred Lord Tennyson - Tragedies such as Hamlet and A Streetcar Named Desire - Gothic texts such as Dracula, Doctor Faustus and The Bloody Chamber English literature can be taken with any other subjects, but students often choose to combine it with drama and theatre studies, media studies or film studies. Assessment: Assessment is through written exams and coursework.
Name: English Literature GCE AS Level Qualification title: - Qualification type: GCE A/AS Level or equivalent Assessment Awarding - Created 20160816 12:47:11 Updated 20160816 12:47:11
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