Summary:
AS/A-Level English Literature Student Text Guides comprise three sections:
an Introduction, which outlines the aims of the guide, the relevant exam board specification and Assessment Objectives
Text Guidance, which gives coverage of key aspects of the text
Questions and Answers, which focuses on the various types of essay questions and offers specifmen plans and sample answers, together with mark schemes

• Succint and accessible coverage of all the key aspects of the set text, including contexts, interpretations and controversies
  

• Clear outline of the exam board specifications and their Assessment Objectives
  

• Invaluable Question and Answer section with various types of questions, plans, mark schemes and answers
  

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Aims of the guide
Exam board specifications
Assessment Objectives
Revision advice
Writing examination essays
Text Guidance
Contexts
Glossary
Plot synopsis
Chapter notes
Characters
Themes
Symbols
Style and register
Genre and structure
The Odyssey parallel
Author’s comments
Quotations
Literary terms
Questions and Answers
Essay questions, specimen plans and notes
Sample essay 1
Sample essay 2
Sample essay 3
Further study

About the Author(s):
Marian Cox has been Head of English and A-level literature teacher in a variety of schools
in the UK and overseas. She has written many teacher resource packs, student guides and
literary articles, and is also an experienced literature examiner.