The Siege of
Krishnapur
Oryx and Crake
AQA A Level English Literature Specification A (legacy)
LA5W A Level Literature: Literary Connections examination
Final re-takes: January 2010
These are editions of the set texts for the examination option for Unit 5 of the AQA A Level Specification A English Literature course. Two texts are studied for the purposes of comparison. There is also a coursework alternative.
Remember that it is essential to refer to the AQA specification to ensure that you are reading the right text and edition for the right year! There are changes in set texts in 2007 and 2008 - please check the AQA website yourself to be sure you have prepared the correct texts.
Literary Themes
Either History in Literature
- The Siege of Krishnapur
- True History of the Kelly Gang
- Peter Carey (Faber)
Or Women's Perspectives
- The Left Hand of Darkness
- Ursula le Guin (Virago) and
- Oryx and Crake
- Margaret Atwood (Virago)
Time and Place
Either Visions of the Future
- Riddley Walker
- Russell Hoban (Picador) and
- A Clockwork Orange
- Anthony Burgess (Penguin Classics)
Or Perspectives on 19th Century England
- The French Lieutenant's Woman
- John Fowles (Vintage) and
- Tess of the D'Urbervilles
- Thomas Hardy (Penguin Classics)
Ways of Telling
Either Reflections - resit questions for the last time in January 2008 only
- Precious Bane
- Mary Webb (Virago) resit questions in January 2008 only and
- Cold Comfort Farm
- Stella Gibbons (Penguin) resit questions in January 2008 only
Or Minds under Stress
- The Bell Jar
- Sylvia Plath (Faber and Faber) and
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- Ken Kesey (Picador)
See also
- The details of the LA5C coursework alternative.
