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The Taming of the Shrew: York Notes for A-level
by Rebecca Warren and Frances Gray
Key skills covered: focused tasks to develop analysis and understanding, plus regular study tips, revision questions and progress checks to help students track their learning.
The most in-depth analysis: detailed text summaries and extract analysis to in-depth discussion of characters, themes, language, contexts and criticism, all helping students to reach their potential.
Key skills covered: focused tasks to develop analysis and understanding, plus regular study tips, revision questions and progress checks to help students track their learning.
The most in-depth analysis: detailed text summaries and extract analysis to in-depth discussion of characters, themes, language, contexts and criticism, all helping students to reach their potential.
Key skills covered: focused tasks to develop analysis and understanding, plus regular study tips, revision questions and progress checks to help students track their learning.
The most in-depth analysis: detailed text summaries and extract analysis to in-depth discussion of characters, themes, language, contexts and criticism, all helping students to reach their potential.
Key Features:
- Study methods
- Introduction to the text
- Summaries with critical notes
- Themes and techniques
- Textual analysis of key passages
- Author biography
- Historical and literary background
- Modern and historical critical approaches
- Chronology
- Glossary of literary terms
Study methods
Introduction to the text
Summaries with critical notes
Themes and techniques
Textual analysis of key passages
Author biography
Historical and literary background
Modern and historical critical approaches
Chronology
Glossary of literary terms
York Notes for AS & A2 are specifically designed for AS & A2 students to help you get the very best grade you can.
They are comprehensive, easy to use, packed with valuable features and written by experienced experts to give you an in-depth understanding of the text, critical approaches and the all-important exam.
An enhanced exam skills section which includes essay plans, expert guidance on understanding questions and sample answers. You’ll know exactly what you need to do and say to get the best grades.
A wealth of useful content like key quotations, revision tasks and vital study tips that’ll help you revise, remember and recall all the most important information.
The widest coverage and the best, most in-depth analysis of characters, themes, language, form, context and style to help you demonstrate an exhaustive understanding of all aspects of the text.
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- Study methods
- Introduction to the text
- Summaries with critical notes
- Themes and techniques
- Textual analysis of key passages
- Author biography
- Historical and literary background
- Modern and historical critical approaches
- Chronology
- Glossary of literary terms
Study methods
Introduction to the text
Summaries with critical notes
Themes and techniques
Textual analysis of key passages
Author biography
Historical and literary background
Modern and historical critical approaches
Chronology
Glossary of literary terms
You’ll learn all about the historical context of the piece; find detailed discussions of key passages and characters; learn interesting facts about the text; and discover structures, patterns and themes that you may never have known existed. In the Advanced Notes, specific sections on critical thinking, and advice on how to read critically yourself, enable you to engage with the text in new and different ways.
Full glossaries, self-test questions and suggested reading lists will help you fully prepare for your exam, while internet links and references to film, TV, theatre and the arts combine to fully immerse you in your chosen text.
York Notes offer an exciting and accessible key to your text, enabling you to develop your ideas and transform your studies!
York Notes Advanced The Picture of Dorian Gray - Online Edition
by Frances Gray