Dickens's Great Expectations (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780826488589)

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Great Expectations (1861) is not only one of the last great novels to be written by Dickens but is also one which centres around his primary themes: the importance of childhood in relationship to adult life, concepts of guilt and imprisonment and an analysis of individualism as opposed to the increasing bureaucracy of nineteenth-century England. This guide is an ideal introduction to the text including its contexts, Dickens's style and imagery, its critical reception from the time of publication to the present, a guide to illustrated editions and film adaptations and a guide to further reading.

Author: Ian Brinton
ISBN-10: 0826488587
ISBN-13: 9780826488589
Publisher: Continuum
Language: English
Published: 04/28/2007
Pages: 132
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.42lbs
Size: 8.67h x 5.57w x 0.44d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2008 pg. 268