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English Literature Explored

About English Literature

Studying English Literature involves reading and analysing books, poems and drama (plays). You may also study film and theatre performances.

Why Study English Literature?

If you like reading stories, thinking about how characters act and knowing how to put rhythm and rhyme into your writing then English Literature should suit you.

Literature: What Will I Study?

Most exam boards want you to study a prose fiction book, some short stories, a play and some poetry.

Writers usually studied include Shakespeare and Charles Dickens, but many students also look at modern novels and poems e.g. To Kill a Mockingbird and the poems of Seamus Heaney. Themes covered may include love, war, marriage, racial prejudice and death!

English Literature coursework means writing essays; we have hundreds of examples in our coursework database.

What next?

GCSE English Literature leads on to A level and Degree studies. It would be great for anyone wanting become an actor or teacher. Developing the skill of writing good essays is useful in many other subjects.