A useful, short, essay by Sarah Jones
http://www.literature-study-online.com/essays/graham-greene.html
Saturday, 12 December 2009
Frankenstein Lecture Notes
These are just bare outline notes. Still, they provide a structure for possible research.
http://www.jessicatiffin.org/teaching/frlect.htm
http://www.jessicatiffin.org/teaching/frlect.htm
Mark Steel's Postmodern Approach to Mary Shelley
Mark's ironic, easy style disguises true academic rigour. This is well worth watching for A2 students studying "Frankenstein" who need to "gen up" on AO4 (the historical context of Mary's life, influences and times.) The third part deals with the text. See all four parts.
Saturday, 21 November 2009
The Narrator of" Brighton Rock" by G.A. Wilkes
Worth reading as you work your way into the novel. Wilkes makes intriguing points on the viewpoint of the narrator and changes in subsequent publications of this novel.
Thursday, 5 November 2009
The Great Gatsby - Cultural Context

Excellent for getting to grips with this quickly.
http://www.mrcoia.com/school/units/gatsby/gatsby_pres.htm
The Great Gatsby - Study Guides and Resources
A one page study guide!
A homework study guide:
An essay on symbolism in The Great Gatsby (worth reading!)
The Great Gatsby study links:
Novel reflections on "The American Dream" from PBS. See the video and how Gatsby is gradually introduced as a "man of mystery" by Nick Carraway.
More generally, "The American Dream":
Labels:
F. Scott Fitzgerald,
Study Guides,
The Great Gatsby
Sunday, 1 November 2009
AS Study Guides for "Brighton Rock" by Graham Greene

This is an excellent study aid. But remember to analysis the text yourself before referring to it as you need to develop your own critical faculties.
Here's the same guide but in a different format.
Labels:
Brighton Rock,
Graham Greene,
Prose,
Study Guide
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