Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695)

About Cambridge IGCSE and A-Level English Literature

Cambridge International qualifications — IGCSE (for ages 14-16) and A-Level (for ages 16-18) — are administered by Cambridge Assessment International Education and taken in over 160 countries. Cambridge English Literature courses use a prescribed text list that rotates every two to three years: each examination cycle, candidates study a defined set of poetry, prose, and drama titles published in advance.

IGCSE English Literature (syllabus 0475) requires study of three texts across two papers: one poetry anthology, one prose work, and one drama work. A-Level English Literature (syllabus 9695) requires study of six texts spread across Papers 3 through 6, with progressive specialization from broad survey to focused critical analysis. Cambridge's prescribed list emphasizes major literary movements (Romantic, Victorian, Modernist) alongside contemporary post-colonial and world literature.

Reading lists on this page that cite Cambridge programmes draw from the current syllabus year's prescribed texts plus the previous two years (a 3-cycle window). Specific titles vary by examination session.

External references: Cambridge International — English Literature

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