- Paperback: 128 pages
- Publisher: Longman; 1 edition (27 Aug 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0582772311
- ISBN-13: 978-0582772311
- Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 14.5 x 1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 235,942 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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York Notes Advanced offer a fresh and accessible approach to English Literature. This market-leading series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today's A-level and undergraduate students. Written by established literature experts, York Notes Advanced intorduce students to more sophisticated analysis, a range of critical perspectives and wider contexts.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Entirely worth buying if you are studying this superb play for A-level but so very typically York Notes! Rather restrained and not always as clear as it ought to be.
5 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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...The number of levels included within the characters is incredible, as one is made to feel hope, pity AND frustration all at once with regard to Laura in Scene Seven. I do not see how anyone in their right mind could describe the characters as "2-d", when Williams has so accurately portrayed the complexity and fragile beauty of the human spirit. I am also an A-level student and I can only compel my fellow reviewers to study this MASTERFUL, human drama more closely, before they sit the exams. This truly is one of the GREATS of modern drama!
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The "Glass Menagerie" (York Notes Advanced)
Many volumes from the York Notes series are complementary to the study of their corresponding texts but the essays on 'The Glass Menagerie' contained in this product don't seem to achieve that standard.
The content of the book as stated in the contents suggests that these York Notes will provide excellent high-level understanding of Tennessee's play but actually their performance in this field is considerably poor. The essays teach you very little about 'The Glass Menagerie' beyond your blatant understanding.
The only purpose served by this product is to teach you critical terminology you may not know unless you are a keen Literature student. Surely, though, it would be better to learn such diction from a dictionary rather than writings specific to one play?
Many volumes from the York Notes series are complementary to the study of their corresponding texts but the essays on 'The Glass Menagerie' contained in this product don't seem to achieve that standard.
The content of the book as stated in the contents suggests that these York Notes will provide excellent high-level understanding of Tennessee's play but actually their performance in this field is considerably poor. The essays teach you very little about 'The Glass Menagerie' beyond your blatant understanding.
The only purpose served by this product is to teach you critical terminology you may not know unless you are a keen Literature student. Surely, though, it would be better to learn such diction from a dictionary rather than writings specific to one play?
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To quote Simon Cowell: 'Distinctly Average'
I am currently studying this for AS English Lit and I find it quite boring. There is quite a lot of symbolism which is also interesting if you read about how Williams' characters... Read more
Published on 22 Feb 2002 by Alison B
Short drama, kind of boring
I read this in my intro to literature class. I think it's a great intro to drama and to Arthur Miller, but not sure if I would consider it significant when compared to other works... Read more
Published on 2 May 2001 by Justin Washburn
Glass Menagerie, lifeless?!
If this book had not been set for my course I would not have finished it as it not captivate me enough to keep me interested. Read more
Published on 13 Feb 2001
Cannot agree this to be "valuable"
Again I cannot agree with the teachers' common opinion of what is literature. This play has a simple, flat and predictable plot, and most of the characters lack perspective. Read more
Published on 7 Jan 2001 by Norrington
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