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CliffsNotes on Dickens' Great Expectations
by Debra A. BaileyThe original CliffsNotes study guides offer a look into key elements and ideas within classic works of literature. The latest generation of titles in this series also features glossaries and visual elements that complement the familiar format.CliffsNotes on Great Expectations explores Charles Dickens's renowned work, a novel that gives you plots that twist and turn, themes of good and evil, and people who want for means to make sense of their lives.Following the story of an orphaned boy whose first-person take on the world around him gives readers a detailed picture of Victorian England, this study guide provides summaries and critical commentaries for each chapter within the novel. Other features that help you figure out this important work includePersonal background on the authorIntroduction to and synopsis of the bookIn-depth character analysesCritical essays on topics of interestReview section that features interactive questions and suggested essay topics and practice projectsResource Center with books, films, and Web sites that can help round out your knowledgeClassic literature or modern-day treasure -- you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.
CliffsNotes on Dickens' Hard Times
by Josephine J. CurtonThis CliffsNotes guide includes everything you've come to expect from the trusted experts at CliffsNotes, including analysis of the most widely read literary works. Hard Times is a social protest of 19th-century England, illustrating the adage "what goes around, comes around." Much of the text is similar to the conditions that Dickens endured as a child.
CliffsNotes on Dickens' Oliver Twist
by Harry KasteThe original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in the series also feature glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format.In CliffsNotes on Oliver Twist, you’ll meet a dear, grateful, gentle orphan who, “instead of possessing too little feeling, possessed rather too much.” The CliffsNotes commentaries, summaries, and character analysis will show you why this sweet, sad, and moving story is considered to be one of Dickens' greatest works (and one of his more politically-charged ones). You’ll also find Life and background of the author, Charles DickensA short introduction to the novelA list of charactersEssays about symbolism, style, setting, and moreA review section that tests your knowledgeClassic literature or modern-day treasure—you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.
CliffsNotes on Dickens' Pickwick Papers
by James WeigelThis CliffsNotes guide includes everything you’ve come to expect from the trusted experts at CliffsNotes, including analysis of the most widely read literary works.
CliffsNotes on Dickens' The Tale of Two Cities
by Marie KalilThe original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also feature glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format. In CliffsNotes on A Tale of Two Cities, you experience one of Charles Dickens's most important works as he recounts the horrors of the French Revolution in what amounts to a cautionary tale warning of the possibility of revolution in 18th-century England. From its first line ("It was the best of times, it was the worst of times") to its last ("It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known"), Dickens's novel of revolution, sacrifice, and redemption continues to captivate modern imaginations. Chapter summaries and commentaries lead you through Dickens's "Tale," and critical essays give you insight into the women of A Tale of Two Cities and the French Revolution. Other features that help you study include * Character analyses of the main characters * A character map that graphically illustrates the relationships among the characters * A section on the life and background of Charles Dickens * A review section that tests your knowledge * A Resource Center full of books, articles, films, and Internet sites Classic literature or modern modern-day treasure -- you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.
CliffsNotes on Doerr's All the Light We Cannot See
by Gregory ColesCliffsNotes on Anthony Doerr's All the Light We Cannot See includes everything you've come to expect from the trusted experts at CliffsNotes, including summaries and analyses of Doerr's riveting novel set against a World War II backdrop. Features of this Lit Note include Focused summaries of the plot and analysis of important themes, symbols, and character developmentCharacter analyses of major characters, focusing on what motivates each characterBrief synopsis of the novelShort quiz
CliffsNotes on Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov, Revised Edition
by James L Roberts Gary K CareyDostoevsky's last novel is considered his masterpiece and tells the story of a family and the appetites and struggles that lead to patricide. With rich character development and understanding of humanity, Dostoevsky comes across as a force of nature.
CliffsNotes on Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment
by James L. RobertsThe original CliffsNotes study guides offer a look into critical elements and ideas within classic works of literature. The latest generation of titles in this series also feature glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format.CliffsNotes on Crime and Punishment takes you into a masterpiece of Russian literature, a work published during the time the western world was moving away from romanticism and into a new realistic approach to writing.Following the story of an impoverished young man who expects to enrich humanity by rising to a level above the law, this study guide provides a character list, character map, and character analyses to explore the personalities within Fyodor Dostoevsky's masterpiece. Other features that help you figure out this important work includeLife and background of the authorIntroduction to and brief synopsis of the novelSummaries and expert commentaries for each chapter within the bookEssays that explore aspects of the author's characters and theoriesA review section that tests your knowledge and suggests essay topics and practice projectsA Resource Center full of books, publications, films, and Internet resourcesClassic literature or modern-day treasure -- you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.
CliffsNotes on Dostoevsky's The Idiot
by Gary K CareyThis CliffsNotes guide includes everything you’ve come to expect from the trusted experts at CliffsNotes, including analysis of the most widely read literary works.
CliffsNotes on Dostoevsky's Notes from Underground
by James L RobertsThis CliffsNotes title contains everything you need on Dostoevsky's Notes from Underground.
CliffsNotes on Dreiser's An American Tragedy
by Martin BuccoThis CliffsNotes guide includes everything you've come to expect from the trusted experts at CliffsNotes, including analysis of the most widely read literary works.
CliffsNotes on Dreiser's Sister Carrie
by Frederick J. BallingThis CliffsNotes guide includes everything you’ve come to expect from the trusted experts at CliffsNotes, including analysis of the most widely read literary works.
CliffsNotes on Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo
by James L RobertsThe original CliffsNotes study guides offer a look into critical elements and ideas within classic works of literature.CliffsNotes on The Count of Monte Cristo takes you into a rollicking yarn of adventure, wit, and revenge.Following the story of a man imprisoned for 14 years who escapes by outsmarting his captors, this study guide shows through its expert commentaries just how the Count works justice with a vengeance on his enemies. Other features that help you figure out this important work includeLife and background of the author, Alexandre DumasCharacter sketches on the novel's vast array of personalitiesPlot synopsis and summaries for each chapterSuggested essay topics and a select bibliographyClassic literature or modern-day treasure -- you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.
CliffsNotes on Dumas' The Three Musketeers (Cliffsnotes Ser.)
by James L RobertsThis CliffsNotes guide includes everything you’ve come to expect from the trusted experts at CliffsNotes, including analysis of the most widely read literary works.
CliffsNotes on Edwards' The Memory Keeper's Daughter
by Curry KennedyCliffsNotes on Kim Edwards' The Memory Keeper's Daughter includes summaries and analyses of this #1 New York Times bestseller and book club favorite about parallel lives, secrets, and love.
CliffsNotes on Eliot's Adam Bede
by David M. ByersThis CliffsNotes guide includes everything you've come to expect from the trusted experts at CliffsNotes, including analysis of the most widely read literary works.
CliffsNotes on Eliot's Middlemarch
by Brian Johnston Mary Ellen SnodgrassThis CliffsNotes guide includes everything you’ve come to expect from the trusted experts at CliffsNotes, including analysis of the most widely read literary works.
CliffsNotes on Eliot's Mill On the Floss
by William HollandThis CliffsNotes guide includes everything you’ve come to expect from the trusted experts at CliffsNotes, including analysis of the most widely read literary works.
CliffsNotes on Eliot's Silas Marner (Cliffsnotes Ser.cliffs Notes Series)
by William HollandThe original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also feature glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format.In CliffsNotes on Silas Marner, you explore the life of Silas Marner, a weaver who has been outcast from his original home and lives a lonely, miserable existence until his gold is stolen and a child comes into his life to replace it. This memorable novel is George Eliot's most well-known and admired work—one that strives to present realistic human relationships and address the function of religion in society.Chapter summaries and commentaries take you through Silas Marner's journey, and critical essays help you understand the plot, structure, characterization, themes, and use of symbolism in the novel. Other features that help you study includeAnalyses of each of the main charactersA section on the life and background of George EliotA section of review questionsA selected bibliographyA genealogy chart to help you understand the complex relationships of the novelClassic literature or modern-day treasure—you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.
CliffsNotes on Ellison's Invisible Man
by Durthy A. WashingtonThe original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also feature glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format.With CliffsNotes on Invisible Man, you accompany a young black man in Harlem during his process of self-discovery and individuality. Through a difficult passage into manhood, author Ralph Ellison writes of the alienation of humans in everyday life, yet remains whole and optimistic.This concise supplement to Ellison's Invisible Man helps you understand the overall structure of the novel, actions and motivations of the characters, and the social and cultural perspectives of the author. In addition to chapter-by chapter summaries and commentaries, other features includeCharacter analyses of major playersA character map that graphically illustrates the relationships among the charactersCritical essays on the novel's symbolism and setting, profiles of leadership, and moreA review section that tests your knowledgeBackground of the author, including career highlights and literary influencesClassic literature or modern modern-day treasure — you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.
CliffsNotes on Emerson's Essays
by Rose Gregory TubachThe CliffsNotes study guide on Emerson's Essays supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to better understand the work. This study guide was written with the assumption that you have read Essays. Reading a literary work doesn't mean that you immediately grasp the major themes and devices used by the author; this study guide will help supplement your reading to be sure you get all you can from Emerson's Essays. CliffsNotes Review tests your comprehension of the original text and reinforces learning with questions and answers, practice projects, and more. For further information on Emerson's Essays, check out the CliffsNotes Resource Center at www.cliffsnotes.com. IN THIS BOOK Learn about the Life and Background of the author Hear an Introduction to Essays Explore themes, character development, and recurring images in the Critical Commentaries Learn new words from the Glossary at the end of each Chapter Examine in-depth Character Analyses Acquire an understanding of Essays with Critical Essays Reinforce what you learn to further your study online at www.cliffsnotes.com
CliffsNotes on Emily Dickinson's Poems
by Mordecai MarcusEnormously popular since the early piecemeal publication of her poems, Emily Dickinson has enjoyed an everincreasing critical reputation, and she is now widely regarded as one of America's best poets. These Notes focus on clarification of some eighty-five of her poems, chosen and emphasized largely according to the frequency of their appearance in eight standard anthologies, where the average number of her poems is fifty. These poems also seem to offer an excellent representation of her themes and power. In a final section to these Notes, additional poems are commented on briefly.
CliffsNotes on Euripides' Electra & Medea
by Robert J MilchThis CliffsNotes guide includes everything you've come to expect from the trusted experts at CliffsNotes, including analysis of the most widely read literary works.
CliffsNotes on Faulkner's Absalom, Absalom!
by James L. RobertsThis CliffsNotes guide includes everything you've come to expect from the trusted experts at CliffsNotes, including analysis of the most widely read literary works.
CliffsNotes on Faulkner's As I Lay Dying
by James L RobertsThe original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background.CliffsNotes on As I Lay Dying takes you into the lives of not one, but several narrators in this novel about the value of life. The central problem of the novel involves the reasons for Addie's request to be buried and why her family defies fire and water to fulfill it.This study guide will guide you through the plot of the novel and through the process of analyzing each character's problems and motivations. Other features that help you study includeInformation on the life and background of William FaulknerA character list to help clarify relationships among the many narratorsAnalysis and commentary on each section of the bookCritical essaysIn-depth character analysesReview questions and suggested essay topicsClassic literature or modern modern-day treasure -- you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.