Publisher's Synopsis
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.
