David's Lit Lab

We’re very pleased to announce that we now also offer tuition in A Level and GCSE Classics and Ancient History. DM for details.

It’s a busy time here in the Lit Lab. We just want to wish our tutees all the very best for the upcoming exams. You’ll smash it!

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3 ways to analyse gender in Othello. Swipe through and save for your revision!

Interesting fact (or not!): Mary Shelley made £41 in total from the first edition of Frankenstein in 1818, which is approx £4488 in today’s money. Not too shabby. The publishers produced 500 copies and it was published anonymously.

For anyone who is studying the A Level English Literature AQA A specification, here is an article that explores the first poem in the Paper 1 love anthology, Thomas Wyatt’s “Who so list to hount, I knows where is an hynde”. In my opinion, this poem has been a great choice for every single Paper 1, Section C task since 2017. It is equally applicable to questions that ask for either a negative or a positive exploration of love, simply because though the object of the poet’s love is taken by a more powerful male, the speaker’s love remains. This article looks at the historical context behind the poem and explores each section of the sonnet in some detail.

Poem of the week: Whoso List to Hunt by Thomas Wyatt Carol Rumens: This week, a heartfelt but enigmatic love poem from the court of King Henry VIII

If you love the drama of Shakespeare but struggle with with the language, or if you’re studying Shakespeare and need a little help, I’d recommend this:

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