Charles Dickens' Great Expectations

by Hughes, Holly

• ISBN13: 9780812034141
• ISBN10: 0812034147
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1984-10-01
• Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Inc

Summary

A guide to reading "Great Expectations" with a critical and appreciative mindncouraging analysis of plot, sytle, form, and structure. Also includesackground on the author's life and times, sample tests, term paperuggestions, and a reading list.

Table of Contents

Advisory Board	p. iv
How to Use This Book	p. v
The Author and His Times	p. 1
The Novel	p. 6
The Plot	p. 6
The Characters	p. 9
Other Elements	p. 25
Setting	p. 25
Themes	p. 26
Style	p. 28
Point of View	p. 29
Form and Structure	p. 30
The Story	p. 31
A Step Beyond	p. 109
Tests and Answers	p. 109
Term Paper Ideas	p. 115
Further Reading	p. 116
Critical Works	p. 116
Author's Other Works	p. 117
Glossary	p. 118
The Critics	p. 121
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