Product Description

Packed full of analysis and interpretation, historical background, discussions and commentaries, York Notes will help you get right to the heart of the text you’re studying, whether it’s poetry, a play or a novel.

You’ll learn all about the historical context of the piece; find detailed discussions of key passages and characters; learn interesting facts about the text; and discover structures, patterns and themes that you may never have known existed. In the Advanced Notes, specific sections on critical thinking, and advice on how to read critically yourself, enable you to engage with the text in new and different ways.

Full glossaries, self-test questions and suggested reading lists will help you fully prepare for your exam, while internet links and references to film, TV, theatre and the arts combine to fully immerse you in your chosen text.

York Notes offer an exciting and accessible key to your text, enabling you to develop your ideas and transform your studies!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9480 in Books
• Published on: 2008-08-28
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

About the Author
Thomas Hardy was born on 2 June 1840. He wrote novels and poetry, much of which is set in the semi-imaginary county of Wessex. His novels include <I>Far From the Madding Crowd</I> (1874), <I>The Return of the Native </I>(1878), <I>The Mayor of Casterbridge</I> (1886), <I>Tess</I> o<I>f the D'Urbervilles</I>(1891) and <I>Jude the Obscure</I> (1895). He published his first volume of poetry, <I>Wessex Poems,</I> in 1898 and continued to publish collections of poems until his death on 11 January 1928.

Customer Reviews

The definitive selection
Hardy's poems need no encomium from me so I shan't bother, but I would like to say what a superb selection this is. It must be a hell of a task trying to choose from Hardy's complete poems and the editors have done a terrific job; all my favourites are here, arranged beautifully. This is an essential volume for anyone saving up to buy the complete works. A lovely book.

Hitting the Spot!
This is just the job if you are an 'A' Level student, it has just what you need without being too prescriptive.

Worthwhile
I thought it was very useful for condensed notes on each poem, extended commentary and background information is particularly useful. The only problem was that some of the important poems (for AS English Lit) were missed out.