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Great Expectations (Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.8
EAN: 9780312080822
ISBN: 0312080824
Label: Bedford/St. Martin's
Manufacturer: Bedford/St. Martin's
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 641
Publication Date: July 15, 1995
Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's
Studio: Bedford/St. Martin's
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Adopted at more than 1,000 colleges and universities, Bedford/St. Martin's innovative Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism series has introduced more than a quarter of a million students to literary theory and earned enthusiastic praise nationwide. Along with an authoritative text of a major literary work, each volume presents critical essays, selected or prepared especially for students, that approach the work from several contemporary critical perspectives, such as gender criticism and cultural studies. Each essay is accompanied by an introduction (with bibliography) to the history, principles, and practice of its critical perspective. Every volume also surveys the biographical, historical, and critical contexts of the literary work and concludes with a glossary of critical terms. New editions reprint cultural documents that contextualize the literary works and feature essays that show how critical perspectives can be combined.
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Rating:  - Great Expectations
i had to read this book for school. i thought it was the worst book i ever read...it was stupid boring pointless dumn...must i go on. i would not recomend this bood to ANYONE. no offense if you are a lover of charles dickens, but this book SUCKS.
thats all...you can read it if you want but be warned...it is very stupid and boring
Rating:  - Irony and point of view in Great Expectations
I read this novel and i found it very interesting .Even from the title we feel the irony of the writer:there are "Great Expectations",but none of the heroes of the book can acomplish them . In fact irony in this novel may be considered a kind of intertext . The book presents a life turned upsidedown:Pip`s life changed completely from the moment he is held hills over head by the fugitive Magwitch . The main hero of the novel Pip,is a kind of prism :through his eyes we can see the action ... Read More
Rating:  - Freedom from puppet strings
I think this is a great American classic. It teaches us that we are all capable of goodness and can experience the beauties of love if we cut the strings that bound us, and shaped us into being people that we never wanted to really be. It touches us by showing the ugliness of hatred and unnecessary feelings of vengeance and reconfirms my feeling that you have to be true to yourself. Love those who truly love you, and don't let other people involve you in their twisted private battles of hatred and ... Read More
Rating: - Well-rounded look at a classic
The Bedford edition of this classic novel contains more than the typical Charles Dickens tale. In addition to the text are five excellent essays on this novel. Often Great Expectations is taught in a mundane and archaic manner. This edition allows both the student and teacher to approach the text from several twentieth century schools of thought. Peter Brooks in particular offers an excellent psychonanalytic interpretation. This text is a welcome addition to any classroom.
Rating: - It was a good book
even though it was very long. I would recommend it to those who will actually sit down and read a book.
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