English Literature GCSE
Categories of context
What Categories of context means in English Literature GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Categories of context
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Different kinds of context which affect authors' work and the reader's response to it.
Topics that use Categories of context
- Component 1: Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature - Context Requirements (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Audience and time
- Audience response
- Author's life and situation
- Changing interpretations
- Genre conventions
- Place and time of writing
- Character pressures
- Context and meaning
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