English Literature A-Level
Textual analysis and evidence
What Textual analysis and evidence means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Textual analysis and evidence
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Selecting textual detail that a method makes significant, then explaining the interpretive payoff and its limits, anchoring each claim in quotation and analysis.
Topics that use Textual analysis and evidence
- Theory and independence (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Critical and theoretical methods
- Critical interpretation
- Evaluation of critical perspectives
- Independent reading
- Interpretive plurality
- Multiple meanings and plural readings
- Textual evidence and close analysis
- Wide and independent reading
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