{"product_id":"understanding-great-expectations-a-student-casebook-to-issues-sources-and-historical-documents-9780313299407","title":"Understanding Great Expectations: A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): George Newlin\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Greenwood\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Greenwood\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than one hundred years after being written, \u003ci\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/i\u003e is still one of the most widely studied works of fiction. This casebook of historical documents, collateral readings and essays brings to life both Dickens' masterpiece and the social issues surrounding his work. The interdisciplinary approach offers students insight into the historically significant issues, such as child welfare, that ignited Dickens' creative and moral sensibilities. Newlin has unearthed significant documentation on the dilemma of Victorian women, supplying original social commentary such as Mary Wollstonecraft's 1792 \u003ci\u003eA Vindication of the Rights of Women\u003c\/i\u003e, and John Stuart Mill's 1861 \u003ci\u003eThe Subjection of Women\u003c\/i\u003e. This work also addresses the transportation and deportation of convicts with first-hand accounts of the treatment of prisoners. Original materials describing the significance of class distinctions, with demographic data from 1834, point up the socio-economic gaps that stratified Victorian society. Other primary documents describe the physical settings such as the Marsh Country and the river, and Bow Street in London, that figure prominently in \u003ci\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/i\u003e. This collection of sources will help broaden students' understanding of \u003ci\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/i\u003e and places it within its historical context. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA literary analysis chapter introduces students to the important themes and various writing techniques employed by Dickens. Each subsequent chapter offers original essays and explication of historical documents on significant issues. Each section concludes with thought-provoking study questions, topics for research, and lists of suggested readings. This volume will enhance students' reading of this classic and will facilitate further research for student and teacher alike.","brand":"Greenwood","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45088112607383,"sku":"9780313299407","price":6393.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780313299407.webp?v=1767267169","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/understanding-great-expectations-a-student-casebook-to-issues-sources-and-historical-documents-9780313299407","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}