Jane Austen's Emma - A Critical Study

This study guide has been created to assist high school English students in their understanding of set texts. It provides an analysis of issues and discussion of important ideas contained in the texts. Particular care has been taken to ensure that students are able to gain an understanding not just of the text but the type of text it is.

Features:

• Plot summary
• Character analysis
• Setting
• Thematic concerns
• Language studies
• Essay questions
• Other textual material
• Study practice questions
• Useful quotes

Contents

• How to Study a Novel
• Critical Study of a Text
• The Author
• Context
• The Novel in Austen’s Day and Jane Austen’s Anonymity
• Synopsis of the Text
• Chapter Summaries and Commentaries
• Characters
• Themes
• Setting
• Narrative Techniques
• Textual Integrity
• Film and Television Versions of Emma
• Critical Reception
• Genre
• Essay Questions
• Responses
• Glossary