EXAM TEXTS 2011-2012:
The Pardoner's Tale, by Chaucer (please make sure you get the original version & not a modern translation). Recommended editions: Cambridge University Press (notes/gloss at back) or Cambridge School version (notes/gloss alongside text).
Dr Faustus, by Marlowe (folio A). Please buy the Longman version - ISBN 978-0582817807. We will start Faustus after October half-tem.
Othello, by Shakespeare - any decent version is fine. I use the Cambridge University press version. We will study Othello after Christmas.
EXTENSION WORK:
Remembering that context is highly weighted for TPT, it's a good idea to find as much as you can about Chaucer and life in the 14thC. Of course you will be writing a literature essay - not a history one - but having a good understanding of context will allow you to write about the text in a more informed and flexible way. Start by listening to this 60 minute radio programme about Chaucer, which is hosted by Melvyn Bragg:
History of Ideas - Chaucer
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