English Literature A-Level

Religious and Institutional Corruption

What Religious and Institutional Corruption means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for OCR.

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The novel explores institutional corruption through the Inquisition and the complex villain, Father Schedoni, in a dark, Catholic Italy.

OCR · 5d. Component 02 – Comparative and contextual study core and suggested set texts - Suggested set texts for Comparative and contextual study: The Gothic

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5d. Component 02 – Comparative and contextual study core and suggested set texts - Suggested set texts for Comparative and contextual study: The Gothic (OCR A-Level)

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