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The last few works of this academic year will consist of students considering questions such as:

• WHAT IS THE PURPOSE AND VALUE OF LITERATURE?
• WHAT IS THE CANON?
• HOW DO WE CALCULATE LITERARY VALUE?
• WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF METAPHOR?
• WHAT IS GOTHIC LITERATURE?
• WHY BOTHER READING?

The textual focus for this philosophical section of the course is the FEED YOUR BRAIN Anthology. This lovingly prepared slice of literary nutrition contains some of the most famous poems in English Literature and also some less famous, less canonical, but perhaps more valuable texts.

Students need to engage with this section of the course as it will prepare the philosophical foundation for next year's work. The two texts that students need to explore for the work at BGS in 15/16 are:

• Mary Shelley's FRANKENSTEIN or THE MODERN PROMETHEUES.
• Christopher Marlowe's THE TRAGICAL HISTORY OF DOCTOR FAUSTUS.

Students might like to dip into these resources posted below...Is this Literature?

Katie Tempest:
Hollie McNish:
John Cooper Clark:
more to fillow with links.....the school system is not allowing me to access You Tube.....