English Literature A-Level

Publication dates and genres

What Publication dates and genres means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for OCR.

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All three texts must be first published or performed post-1900, at least one post-2000, and consist of exactly one prose, one poetry and one drama text.

OCR · 5e. Literature post-1900 (Non-exam assessment component) suggested texts

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5e. Literature post-1900 (Non-exam assessment component) suggested texts (OCR A-Level)

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