Exploring Literary Mindscapes in Gail Jones's Sixty Lights A Student Workbook |
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| Author:
| McNamara, Shelley |
| ISBN: | 978-1-925624-95-3 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2018 |
| Publisher: | Qwiller
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| Book Format: | Spiral bound |
| List Price: | AUD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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This workbook will assist students to critically study Sixty Lights by considering how the elements of the text represent literary mindscapes. Students will consider Jones¿s personal context, values, key concepts such as photography, memory and grief, Victorian England, modernity and `coming of age¿ novels and how intertextuality is represented in the novel. Other elements such as structure, characters, themes and setting are also addressed. Students will analyse the ideas, values and...
More DescriptionThis workbook will assist students to critically study Sixty Lights by considering how the elements of the text represent literary mindscapes. Students will consider Jones¿s personal context, values, key concepts such as photography, memory and grief, Victorian England, modernity and `coming of age¿ novels and how intertextuality is represented in the novel. Other elements such as structure, characters, themes and setting are also addressed. Students will analyse the ideas, values and concepts conveyed in Jones¿s theoretical influences and explore how these texts relate to Sixty Lights. Students will also be guided through the process of writing a critical essay.