Cliffs Notes on Hardy's The Return of the Native.

Thompson, Frank H. (Thomas Hardy).

ISBN 10: 0764544608 / ISBN 13: 9780764544606

Verlag: Cliffs Notes., New York, New York, U.S.A., 2004

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Softcovers; in very good condition.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 002629

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• Titel: Cliffs Notes on Hardy's The Return of the Native.
• Verlag: Cliffs Notes., New York, New York, U.S.A.
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0764544608
• ISBN-13: 9780764544606
• Einband: Soft cover
• Zustand: Very Good
• Buchtyp: Book
• Verkäuferkataloge:
  • Fiction

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The 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.

CliffsNotes on The Return of the Native carries you through this timeless romantic classic about an ambitious beauty and the two men who will seemingly sacrifice everything to claim her. CliffsNotes helps you explore this novel by providing you with summaries and commentaries, book by book. You’ll also gain insight into the author Thomas Hardy, and discover what led him to write The Return of the Native.

Other features that help you study include:

• A list of characters and their descriptions
• Analyses of the main characters to unravel their motivations
• Critical essays on the theme, setting, and point of view of the novel, and more
• Review questions and essay topics
• A selected bibliography for more study

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• Character analysis (including Clym Yeobright, Eustacia Vye, Mrs. Yeobright, and Thomasin Yeobright)

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• Concise discussion of setting, point of view, structure, symbolism, irony, and style

Study Aids

• Review questions and theme topics
• Selected bibliography