Critical Insights: Great Expectations: Print Purchase Includes Free Online Access

By Goodheart, Eugene
Critical Insights: Great Expectations: Print...

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Authors: Goodheart, Eugene
Copyright: 2009
Format: Hardcover
GTIN13: 9781587656149
ISBN10: 1587656140
Page Count: 300
Dimensions: 6.6x1.4x11.3
Publisher: Salem Press

Strand Notes

(Critical Insights). This volume brings together a lively & diverse selection of essays on Dickens's classic novel. A number of the essays address the moral character of the protagonist, Pip. Some essays argue that Pip achieves a moral autonomy, while others view Pip as a victim. Other essays examine the Christian imagery & rituals present in the novel, & the topic of Dickens's treatment of gender & class.

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Great Expectations, one of Charles Dickens' finest novels in terms of writing and construction, tells the story of young Pip as he grows up from being a poor and abused orphan to being a man of means. It continues to generate interest among literary critics. This title includes critical discussions of Dickens' novel.
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