{"product_id":"great-expectations-a-norton-critical-edition-paperback","title":"Great Expectations: A Norton Critical Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Dickens\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEdgar Rosenberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe newly established text is based on all extant materials and is accompanied by several textual essays.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Backgrounds\" provides readers with an understanding of \u003cem\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/em\u003e's inception and internal chronology. A discussion of the public-reading version of the novel is also included. A wonderfully rich \"Contexts\" section collects thirteen pieces, centering on the novel's major themes: the link between author and hero and, relatedly, Victorian notions of gentility, snobbishness, and social mobility; the often brutal training, at home and at school, of children born around 1800; and the central issues of crime and punishment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Criticism\" gathers twenty-two assessments of \u003cem\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/em\u003e, both contemporary and modern, which offer a range of perspectives on Dickens and his novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 776\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.2 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 17, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42154218029191,"sku":"9780393960693","price":32.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/00d9b71014801019f5e75b6fd3e10d99.webp?v=1733227461","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/great-expectations-a-norton-critical-edition-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}