"By the time you have completed this course, your knowledge and awareness of literary techniques and traditions should be significantly improved and you should have gained a sophisticated understanding of the relationship between literary texts and their contexts in the wider world. It is intended that you will develop the ability to analyse literary texts and communicate complex literary arguments using appropriate technical terminology. FORMAT OF COURSE (Modules Overview) The course is split into two major components - AS and A2. The AS level can be sat in its own right. Each lesson begins with a set of clearly stated objectives and an explanation of its place in the overall programme of study. The course structure reflects the new 4-module A-level structure of the AQA 2740A specification. AS Level Introduction to Victorian Literature Thomas Hardy: Selected Poems Charlotte Brontë: Jane Eyre Tom Stoppard: Arcadia A2 Level Love through the Ages Literary Connections Thomas Hardy: Tess of the D'Urbervilles John Fowles: The French Lieutenant's Woman Shakespeare: Othello."