Comparing Texts

Routledge A Level English Guidesequip AS and A2 Level students with the skills they need to explore, evaluate, and enjoy English. Books in the series are built around the various skills specified in the assessment objectives (AOs) for all AS and A2 Level English coursesFocusing on the AOs most relevant to their topic, the books help students to develop their knowledge and abilities through analysis of lively texts and contemporary data. Each book in the series covers a different area of language and literary study, and offers accessible explanations, examples, exercises, summaries, suggested answers and a glossary of key terms.Comparing Textsprovides students with the skills they need to compare and contrast textsexplores and compares texts from a wide range of genres and periodsdraws on a large number of literary and non-literary texts, from Chaucer's Wife of Bathto The Good Wife's Guide, from Frankensteinto poetry by Carol Ann Duffy, and from Nigella Lawson to Fast Food Nationintroduces the main themes and issues students need to consider when comparing texts: themes, genre, time and place, form and structure, and intertextuality.