Critical Interpretations and Scholarly Debate (HSC SSCE English Advanced): Flashcards
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Raymond Williams on social hierarchies in novel
Raymond Williams on social hierarchies in novel
Novel naturalises them
F.R. Leavis on Great Expectations (1948)
F.R. Leavis on Great Expectations (1948)
Dickens's technical pinnacle
Moynahan's term for Great Expectations
Moynahan's term for Great Expectations
'Guilt-culture' narrative
Bildungsroman
Bildungsroman
Novel of education & development
Great Expectations dual endings
Great Expectations dual endings
Original vs Bulwer-Lytton's 1861 revision
Who advised Dickens on revised ending
Who advised Dickens on revised ending
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Joe's role (psychoanalytic reading)
Joe's role (psychoanalytic reading)
Paternal ideal
Magwitch's fortune significance (Marxist view)
Magwitch's fortune significance (Marxist view)
Satirises commodification of patronage
Franco Moretti on Pip's maturity
Franco Moretti on Pip's maturity
Aligns with Hegelian idealism
Unitarian influences in redemption theme
Unitarian influences in redemption theme
Redemption functions socially not divinely