Living Literature: Contexts

The Living Literature series has been written to meet new developments in the teaching of AS/A level English Literature and AS/A level English Language and Literature.

The series is designed to fulfil assessment objectives for the specifications from 2000 onwards for all examining boards.

Essentially practical books, the Living Literature series provides a wealth of material to inform and stimulate students.

The series covers broad perspectives on literature alongside close textual analysis and offers enjoyable activities and investigations throughout.

Contexts explores a wide range of literary texts to illustrate how our interpretations of these texts can be influenced by an awareness of context.

This involves studying the context of the reader and also the context of the writer.

Students are encouraged to analyse both reading and writing 'as an individual' and reading and writing 'as part of society'.

They look at what they choose to read and why, along with a consideration of the factors that influence those decisions.Current social, political and economic issues are also recognised and students are encouraged to ask questions regarding the role of these factors in what a writer chooses to write, and what a reader chooses to read.