Ep.3 of 19 GCSE The History Boys- Analysis of context

The History Boys (Alan Bennett) - award winning tutorial content from AudiopiThe History Boys is Alan Bennett's multi award winning play, scooping both the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play and the 2006 Tony Award for Best Play. Our series is designed to the AQA specification and will take you through all you need to know for your GCSE. We examine genre, context, analysis of key characters and the major themes that run through the play, including sexuality and education. We also take you through the action of the play. The final podcast will give you an overview of what questions you should expect and how to answer them.Tutorial SummaryHere we pose and answer key questions regarding the context of The History Boys including What contexts are there in the play, how does Bennett’s personal context affect the play and what contexts does Bennett use and to what effect? The contexts include social context: class, female to male ratios, 1980s England, Leeds and educational institutions. Literary context: comedy, naturalistic and realistic drama, epic theatre, meta-theatrical and wider literary context: songs, films and poetrySeries TutorsMs Laura Broadbent B.A., CELTA Writer for iGCSE English Cambridge University Press - Freelance The first 5 episodes in this series, and every series in this podcast show, are free to listen to! Love what you hear and want us with you for the journey? You can subscribe to access every episode in any series on Acast+ for the price of a couple of cups of coffee a month, and become a supporter! Hit the link to Access it All.https://plus.acast.com/s/audiopi-gcse-english-literature-language-tutorials Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.