York Notes
6 total works
Key features of this text:
- How to study the text
- Author and historical background
- General and detailed summaries
- Commentary on themes, structure, characters, language and style
- Glossaries
- Test questions and issues to consider
- Essay writing advice
- Cultural connections
- Literary terms
- Illustrations
- Colour design
York Notes are guides to literature in English, covering major British, American, Commonwealth and Third World works as well as English translations of some important writings in other languages. The Notes are designed for GCSE and A level and are tailored to exam requirements. The books provide criticism on specific texts plus questions. Information on the author and the historical background to the text is given and a specimen essay, commentaries, hints for study and a summary of the text is included. The present book provides a commentary and notes on "My Family and Other Animals" by Gerald Durrell.
This is a study guide for A level and GCSE students which should also provide good background information for first year undergraduate students. The guide provides literary criticism of the text together with ideas and questions. Each guide is written to help the reader think independently about the text being studied. There is a biography of the author and literary and historical background details to the work are given. In addition there are summaries and glossaries of the text plus commentaries. Study hints are also given to help readers plan work and study effectively. Specimen essays are provided with suggestions for further reading.
A Streetcar Named Desire: York Notes for A-level Digital edition
by Hana Sambrook
Published 7 October 2015