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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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39 of 39 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Okay, apologies in advance, but this WILL be a bit of an essay.
I didn't really know what to make of the star ratings. I mean, the book arrived within 3 days of my order, which was fab and it was in mint condition, so in terms of delivery and the state of the book, I have no complaints, hence the 5 stars, although I do wish that books like these would specify which "Selected poems" where in the book in the first place!
I imagine it's a good book if the poems in it are relevant to what you're studying, but if like me, you are an A-level student studying Rapture by Duffy (Edexcel English Literature), be warned thst this book is pretty much useless. There's alot that doesn't apply to me, so cheap as the book may have been, it wasn't worth the money.
Seeing as no-one has indicated what's actually inside the thing, I'll take the liberty to let you all know so that no-one else has to waste their money on something that won't help them get a decent grade.
Part 1 is a 2 page intro to studying a poem and reading Carol Ann Duffy's poetry. This is a good section, relevant to anyone really but obviously not worth buying the book for if these are two of the only pages you can use. I will, however, make the most of it before I send the book back!
Part 2 deals with "The Text" which more or less is a brief half page intro to Duffy as a poet, her works and some features of her poetry. This is then followed by detailed summaries of "Standing Female Nude", "Selling Manhattan", "The Other Country", "Mean Time", Other poems, "The World's Wife" and "Feminine Gospels". This all takes us from pages 8 to 88. Then there are 3 extended commentaries from pages 101-109: Text 1- 'The Grammar of Light (Mean Time)', Text 2- 'Pluto (Mean Time)' and Text 3- 'Anne Hathaway (The World's Wife)'.
Part 3 focuses on critical approaches from pages 114-127, starting with the themes of her poems (Childhood, Memory, Love, Relationships and Sexuality, Language, Politics and Time. For Poetic form, the book looks at dramatic monologues and the sonnet. Then there's Imagery.
Part 4 looks at Duffy's critical history. 'A poet for our time- a critical reception of Carol Ann Duffy's work' and 'The Literature act- ways of reading' from pages 128-129.
Part 5 (pages 133-144) gives us an insight to Duffy's background. This includes 'Carol Ann Duffy's life and work', 'Historical and political background', 'Modernism','Feminism' and 'Chronology'.
As is common with other books, there is a section suggesting further reading, literary terms and 'Author of these notes', pages 147-154.
...and that's the book in a nutshell! I hope all found this review useful- I only wish someone would have been so kind as to do so before I bought the book myself, but at least some good has come out of this!
I didn't really know what to make of the star ratings. I mean, the book arrived within 3 days of my order, which was fab and it was in mint condition, so in terms of delivery and the state of the book, I have no complaints, hence the 5 stars, although I do wish that books like these would specify which "Selected poems" where in the book in the first place!
I imagine it's a good book if the poems in it are relevant to what you're studying, but if like me, you are an A-level student studying Rapture by Duffy (Edexcel English Literature), be warned thst this book is pretty much useless. There's alot that doesn't apply to me, so cheap as the book may have been, it wasn't worth the money.
Seeing as no-one has indicated what's actually inside the thing, I'll take the liberty to let you all know so that no-one else has to waste their money on something that won't help them get a decent grade.
Part 1 is a 2 page intro to studying a poem and reading Carol Ann Duffy's poetry. This is a good section, relevant to anyone really but obviously not worth buying the book for if these are two of the only pages you can use. I will, however, make the most of it before I send the book back!
Part 2 deals with "The Text" which more or less is a brief half page intro to Duffy as a poet, her works and some features of her poetry. This is then followed by detailed summaries of "Standing Female Nude", "Selling Manhattan", "The Other Country", "Mean Time", Other poems, "The World's Wife" and "Feminine Gospels". This all takes us from pages 8 to 88. Then there are 3 extended commentaries from pages 101-109: Text 1- 'The Grammar of Light (Mean Time)', Text 2- 'Pluto (Mean Time)' and Text 3- 'Anne Hathaway (The World's Wife)'.
Part 3 focuses on critical approaches from pages 114-127, starting with the themes of her poems (Childhood, Memory, Love, Relationships and Sexuality, Language, Politics and Time. For Poetic form, the book looks at dramatic monologues and the sonnet. Then there's Imagery.
Part 4 looks at Duffy's critical history. 'A poet for our time- a critical reception of Carol Ann Duffy's work' and 'The Literature act- ways of reading' from pages 128-129.
Part 5 (pages 133-144) gives us an insight to Duffy's background. This includes 'Carol Ann Duffy's life and work', 'Historical and political background', 'Modernism','Feminism' and 'Chronology'.
As is common with other books, there is a section suggesting further reading, literary terms and 'Author of these notes', pages 147-154.
...and that's the book in a nutshell! I hope all found this review useful- I only wish someone would have been so kind as to do so before I bought the book myself, but at least some good has come out of this!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Fantastic guide but it doesn't have any of the poems included in it, so you will need a copy of all your poems beside you as you read.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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A first class product. However, as there are several issues of York Notes on this poet's work, some indication regarding which of her poems are reviewed here would have been useful.
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