English Department

Reading Lists

	ENGLISH 4 – British Literature Survey
Semester I		Semester II
Beowulf selected Canterbury Tales Hamlet selections from Elements	Enrichment nonfiction essays – British authors Arthurian legends Grendel Hard Times King Lear The Taming of the Shrew Midsummer Night’s Dream Tess of the D’Urbervilles Man’s Search for Meaning Doctor Faustus Pride and Prejudice Pygmalion The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time The Life of Pi The Dark Room	A Modest Proposal Frankenstein selections from Victorian Age Brave New World or Lord of the Flies contemporary British Selection

AP English Literature & Composition


For single-section AP and for the two-period AP Seminar course: The world literature reading selections are selected by the respective instructors. All courses are approved through the College Board Audit process.