Product Description

Opening chapters in this book on the narrative frame, characters, imagery and symbols, structure and themes use practical analysis to build and refine our insight into "Wuthering Heights". It goes on to give information about Emily Bronte's life and works, a discussion of this novel's place in the development of fiction, and a comparison of three important critical views.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #225660 in Books
• Published on: 1999-09-03
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 248 pages

About the Author
NICHOLAS MARSH is the author of the popular How to Begin Studying English Literature , now in its second edition, the Master Guide, The Wife of Bath's Tale and three of the previous books in the Analysing Texts series. He teaches English at Francis Holland School, London.

Customer Reviews

Recommended companion to A level study
Marsh's clearly structured discussion of Bronte's novel makes it assessible and invaluable to all A level students of the text, simplifying complex ideas whilst ensuring that the conscientious reader is challenged and inspired. Each chapter contains accurate and thought-provoking analyses of central extracts and the novel as a whole, as well as providing straightforward conclusions, a simplified summary of the language features studied, and useful suggestions for further study. Selected critical views and an exploration of the context of the novel make this book relevant for the new AS specifications. In addition, it offers readers a fool-proof formula with which to approach the analysis of other texts, explaining effectively the difference between imagery and symbolism, for example. As a teacher of English, I feel that this is one of the most effective books I have found for study at this level.