AQA A Level English Literature

Syllabus 7712 / 7717 · English Literature B, for first teaching 2025 (AS 7716; code matches this site's overview record) · sourced from AQA — official specification pages at aqa.org.uk/subjects/english/a-level/english-7717/specification, verified 2026-08-19.

1. 1. Paper 1 – Literary Genres

   • 1.1 Option 1A: Aspects of Tragedy
   • 1.2 Option 1B: Aspects of Comedy

2. 2. Paper 2 – Texts and Genres

   • 2.1 Option 2A: Elements of Crime Writing
   • 2.2 Option 2B: Elements of Political and Social Protest Writing

3. 3. Non-exam Assessment – Theory and Independence

   Subtopic-level detail for this topic is not yet itemised from the published syllabus.