If you're studying A-level or starting a degree in English Literature, our course companion will help you write better essays and achieve top grades. Including detailed analysis of a rich and eclectic mix of canonical A-level set texts - 'King Lear', 'Hamlet', 'Frankenstein', 'The Bloody Chamber', 'The Great Gatsby', 'The Rivals', 'Streetcar Named Desire' and many more - as well as sections on tackling unseen poetry and on the nature of comedy and tragedy, 'The Art of Writing English Literature Essays' covers everything you need to know to master high level literary discussion. Written in a lively, engaging style, the book takes you through the art of close reading, through planning and writing essays and on to the tricky arts of using critics and contexts effectively. A book on how to read Literature, as well as how to write about it, 'The Art of Writing English Literature Essays' will help you to reach the very highest grades.

The Art of Writing English Literature Essays: for A-level & Beyond

Literature & Fiction

Bowen, Neil

Meally, Michael

History & Criticism

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Whatever texts you're studying, this book will help you achieve top grades in A-level Literature. Featuring detailed analysis of a rich and eclectic mix of A-level texts, from 'King Lear' to 'Frankenstein' and 'The Great Gatsby', 'The Art of Writing English Literature Essays' covers everything you need to know to master high level literary discussion. Written in a lively, engaging style, the book takes readers through the art of close reading, through planning and writing essays and on to the tricky arts of using critics and contexts effectively. A book on how to read Literature, as well as how to write about it, 'The Art of Writing English Literature Essays' will help you to reach the highest grades.

The Art of Writing English Literature Essays: For A-level and beyond

peripeteia press

Featuring expert essays on Sonnet 130, The Flea, London, Ozymandias, Pied Beauty, The Charge of the Light Brigade, The Road not Taken, I Felt a Funeral, Dulce et Decorum Est, Do not go Gentle into that Good Night, Valentine & Follower, 'The Art of Poetry' is a poetry primer, a revision book and a guide to the tricky art of tackling 'unseen poems'. Exploring various key aspects of poems, the book sets out a clear, consistent methodology for reading poetry at GCSE & A-level. Written in a lively, accessible style tailored specifically at students, 'The Art of Poetry' is essential reading for students and teachers of English Literature.

The Art of Poetry: For GCSE and Beyond

Curry, Matthew

Rowley, Sally

Gearon, Janice

Essays & Correspondence

Featuring an expanded introduction, volume 3 in The Art of Poetry series comprises illuminating critical essays on the 14 remaining poems from the Forward Poems of the Decade anthology, a set text for Edexcel A-level English Literature.

The Art of Poetry: Forward's Poems of the Decade

Harrison, Johanna

The Art of Poetry: AQA Love Poems Through the Ages

Browning, James

The Art of Poetry, volume 5, offers incisive and engaging critical essays on all the poems from the post-1900 selection of AQA's A-level English Literature poetry anthology, Love Through the Ages. Alongside the essays are teaching and revision ideas to stimulate students and teachers, as well as advice on writing comparative essays and tackling unseen poetry. Course companion and revision guide, The Art of Poetry will sharpen up your reading of poetry.

The Art of Poetry: AQA Love Poems Through the Ages, Post 1900 poems

Atherton, Carol

Galleymore, Isabel

Hon, YiWen

Sensibly, Edexcel have reduced the number of poems from The Forward Poems of the Decade that students have to study. This new, single edition of our popular Poems of the Decade critical guides features essays on each poem in the new selection. Also included are teaching ideas and revision activities, making this an ideal guide for students and an invaluable resource for teachers.

The Art of Poetry: Forward Poems, revised selection

The Art of Poetry

Written for students and their teachers, Volume 11 in The Art of Poetry series of critical guides provides expert analysis of each poem from the OCR GCSE anthology conflict cluster. As well as engaging essays on each poem, Volume 11 includes teaching and revision ideas. A springboard to levels 7-9 The Art of Poetry will enhance your appreciation of these poems and of how to write about poetry.

The Art of Poetry: OCR Conflict

May, Jack

The Art of Drama, Volume 6: Othello: A critical guide for GCSE & A-level students

Penfold, Alice

harrison-oram, johanna

This innovative, new critical guide follows the same format as our Art of Poetry series. High quality, fine-grained analysis of key aspects of the play, including essays on key characters and exploration of key scenes, is supported with contextual information, teaching ideas and much more. Designed specifically for teachers and high-achieving GCSE pupils, The Art of Drama is a springboard to better teaching, greater literary appreciation and to the highest grades.

The Art of Drama, Volume 2: Macbeth

Jones, Neil

Mortimore, Kathrine

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