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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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I have been running teacher-training workshops on Shakespeare for years and was talking to a British Council Conference in Oxford about the highs and lows. I mentioned the sad prevalence of study AIDS amongst A-level students and how hard one had to work to steer students clear of pre-digested responses to the plays, their characters and Shakespeare's methods. A tactful publisher observed to me afterwards that since study AIDS wouldn't go away why didn't I try to write a goodish one to help limit the damage? This book was the result of that attempt: the most author-demanding textbook Lynn & I have written. Pruning seven hundred pages to just a hundred a fifty... What is there? As accurate a synopsis as we could manage, scene summaries and commentaries which attempt to point the way discussion might develop; some preliminary textual analyses for students to build on. We hope this will be a useful workbook for students to access alongside their studies of the play rather than read only at the revision stage (or instead of working the text at all). --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
I have been running teacher-training workshops on Shakespeare for years and was talking to a British Council Conference in Oxford about the highs and lows. I mentioned the sad prevalence of study AIDS amongst A-level students and how hard one had to work to steer students clear of pre-digested responses to the plays, their characters and Shakespeare's methods. A tactful publisher observed to me afterwards that since study AIDS wouldn't go away why didn't I try to write a goodish one to help limit the damage? This book was the result of that attempt: the most author-demanding textbook Lynn & I have written. Pruning seven hundred pages to just a hundred a fifty... What is there? As accurate a synopsis as we could manage, scene summaries and commentaries which attempt to point the way discussion might develop; some preliminary textual analyses for students to build on. We hope this will be a useful workbook for students to access alongside their studies of the play rather than read only at the revision stage (or instead of working the text at all). --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is one of the most thorough study guides on the market, not likely to confuse anyone and particularly well informed on the latest developments in critical approaches to the play though never too dense for the average school student to digest. The scene summaries and commentaries are models of clarity and precision whilst the textual analyses are searching, provocative and incisive. There is an excellent bibliography and useful pointers to websites, films and theatrical tradition. An invaluable introduction to advanced studies and a handy revision tool for teachers pressurised to work on the play at short notice!
28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I'm studying Hamlet at the moment and due to the nature of Shakespeare's over descriptive and complicated yet beautiful language, it's quite hard to follow and concentrate upon the plot. Though when I got this guide, I easily grasped what was happening and was able to concentrate more on the themes and language etc which you have to comment on in exams. It is helpful and gives lots of hints and info into what you're supposed to be focusing on in the scenes. It gives you ideas and pushes you in the right direction if you are struggling. It even has a glossary to simplify meanings and words. A more thorough understanding can be made from Hamlet and in the end you'll wonder why you didn't get this sooner. For five pounds, it's worth it, if you get an 'a' in your exams.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The best aspect of this guide to Hamlet is the careful scene-by-scene summary of the action. The plot seems not so tricky to follow, after all. It's also good to be reminded of the significant differences between the quarto and folio versions of the play. Perhaps the authors should have devoted a bit more space to the really big issue raised by the play: the intermingling of good and evil in human existence. The assessment of Ophelia's character is strangely thin, as well. But it's very helpful, all in all.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
great buy
The York notes are great for revision of Hamlet as they provide just enough details on theme, plot, characterisation and other elements integrated in Hamlet
Published 12 months ago by Ms. J. Rees
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This helped me get a distinction for my essay. It gave me a new perspective when I was running dry of ideas. Read more
Published 13 months ago by CraigMooGa
great
used this to help me at A level to try and understand shakespear breaks it down into managable chunks but doesnt overly interpret the story for you
Published 15 months ago by sophie
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This book was recommended to me by my English teacher to help me take my English literature A level. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Fay
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I sat my English exam not longer than a week ago and I am lucky that there were questions for other novels and poetry which I had a better understanding of. Read more
Published on 20 May 2010 by T. Metcalfe
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"Whether Hamlet is ever mad, or considered mad, is argued over by critics long and hard. No two performances will convey the same impression of the state of Hamlet's mind after his... Read more
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York Notes for "Hamlet" are an invaluable guide to the insight of the play, the period in history and the character backgrounds. Read more
Published on 22 Nov 2009 by Jackie Domingo
Great aid for A-Levels!
I purchased this book on the back of my A-Level English teacher recommeding it to my class. When i found this on here for the price, i thought that it was a bargin! Read more
Published on 25 Oct 2009 by Mr. D. J. Hewitt
Unlocks the key to the great secrets of Shakespeare
As a English graduate of Durham University, I found myself woefully unequipped for the dizzying world of deception, treachery and madness found in "Hamlet". Read more
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Published on 9 Mar 2009 by Ms. L. Stephens
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