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The Poetry Toolkit: the essential • www.the-tls.co.uk guide to studying poetry by Rhian • www.theguardian.com/books Williams • www.bl.uk This guide helps to build the knowledge • www.bbc.com/culture/tags/literature and tools needed to tackle poetry with • confidence. A 804 www.lovereading.co.uk The Art of Fiction by David Lodge Podcasts
Bringing verve and humour to literary ENGLISH criticism, this is essential reading for • TLS — A wide-ranging weekly podcast on books and students, aspiring wiriters, and anyone ideas. SUBJECT RESOURCES FOR R6 STUDENTS who wants to understand how fiction All available from the works. A 823 • BBC World Service: The English We Speak—Weekly LEARNING RESOURCE CENTRE podcast looking at everyday English phrases/slang in The Penguin Dictionary of Literary a 3 minute programme. Terms and Literary Theory
A key work of reference in the complex • BBC Radio 3 The Verb— Cabaret of the word, and varied field of literary criticism. A 803 featuring the best poetry, new writing and performance.
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Books you may find useful to broaden your Perfume: the story of a murderer by Subject Leader: Mr M Webber Patrick Suskind English Literature A Level - Minimum grade required is a grade English knowledge will be found in all libraries under 6 in GCSE English Language and grade 6 or above in GCSE Eng- the following Dewey Decimal numbers: Set in 18th –century Paris, this fantastical lish Literature. tale of murder controlled by a disgusted loathing of humanity is set to shock. English Language and Literature A Level - Minimum grade Language: 400 American Literature: 810 required is a grade 6 in GCSE English Language and grade 6 or above in GCSE English Literature. Literature & Criticism: 800 English Literature: 820 The Collector by John Fowles
European Literature: 830—889 Frederick collects butterflies and takes Magazines & Periodicals photograph’s. After a chance pools win, he captures art student Miranda and keeps her in
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Atonement by Ian McEwan Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo TLS This acclaimed Book Prize Winning novel Enthralling in its depiction of childhood, follows the lives and struggles of twelve The Times Literary Supplement—the love and war, class and England, at its very different characters. Mostly women, leading international weekly for centre is a profound and profoundly black and British, they tell the stories of literary culture. moving exploration of shame and their families, friends, and lovers, across forgiveness. the country and through the years.