English Literature GCSE
Audience and time
What Audience and time means in English Literature GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Audience and time
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Different audiences, at different times, receive and engage with a text, so a text may be read differently in the twenty-first century from when it was written.
Topics that use Audience and time
- Component 1: Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature - Context Requirements (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Audience response
- Author's life and situation
- Changing interpretations
- Genre conventions
- Place and time of writing
- Categories of context
- Character pressures
- Context and meaning
Using Audience and time in the exam
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