Latin A-Level
Literary genre and its conventions
What Literary genre and its conventions means in Latin A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Literary genre and its conventions
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Reading widely enough in English translation to recognise genre, conventions and typical concerns, then connecting that background to the set text.
Topics that use Literary genre and its conventions
- 2c. Content of Prose Literature (H443/03) (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Accurate recall of prose set text content
- Authorial technique and purpose
- Contextual knowledge applied to text
- Contextual reading in English translation
- Intertextual comparison between ancient works
- Matching term to Latin wording
- Necessity and relevance of background
- Precise literary terminology
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