English Literature A-Level
The struggle of faith
What The struggle of faith means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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The arduous psychological and spiritual struggle to achieve purity, navigating the tension between earthly desire and divine will rather than a joyous celebration of faith.
Topics that use The struggle of faith
- Component 3: Poetry – Section B: Specified Poetry Pre- or Post-1900 – Post-1900 – The Modernist Period – T S Eliot: Selected Poems (Faber, 2009) (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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