Area of Study: Belonging - resources

Prose   

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The Cambridge companion to Charles Dickens
edited by John O. Jordan, 2001

State Reference Library
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Contemporary Dickens
by Eileen Gillooly and Deirdre David, 2009

State Reference Library

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Study manual : Romulus, my father by Raymond Gaita, by Glen Hooper, 2008

Mitchell Library
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Amy Tan : a critical companion
by E D Huntley, 1998

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Screen adaptations : Charles Dickens' great expectations : the relationship between text and film, by Brian MacFarlane, 2008

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The fiction of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala : the politics of passion
by Laurie Sucher, 1989

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Dickens and the politics of the family
by Catherine Waters, 1997

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Drama and film   

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Arthur Miller : a critical study
by Christopher Bigsby, 2005

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Arthur Miller
by Neil Carson, 2008

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Twentieth century interpretation of As you like it : a collection of critical essays
by Jay L Halio, 1968 

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The Crucible in history and other essays
by Arthur Miller, 2000

State Reference Library
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Strictly ballroom : a film for our time
by Neil Rattigan, 2005

Mitchell Library
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As you like it from 1600 to the present : critical essays, by Edward Tomarken, 1997

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Poetry   

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The Cambridge introduction to Emily Dickinson
by Wendy Martin, 2007

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Peter Skrzynecki's Immigrant chronicle : study notes for area of study : physical journeys,
by Michael & Sue Pitt, 2003

State Reference Library
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A historical guide to Emily Dickinson
by R Vivian

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Approaching Emily Dickinson : critical currents and crosscurrents since 1960
by Fred D White, 2008

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WEBSITES   

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Belonging rap

The rap supports an exploration of the concept of belonging, or not belonging, for the Stage 6 HSC English Standard,Advanced, and ESL Area of study. It provides resources, activities and a discussion blog to complement the class work of HSC students, and also assist with consolidation and revision work.

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Charles Dickens – an overview

Links relating to Dickens’s works, themes, life and times.

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David Perdue’s Charles Dickens Page

Well written overview of the works of Charles Dickens.

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Dickinson Electronic Archive

A website devoted to the study of Emily Dickinson, her writing practices, writings directly influencing her work, and critical and creative writings generated by her work.

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Inside Break

 A list of HSC English suggested related texts and resources based on the 2009-2012 Area of Study: Belonging.

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Writer me by Amy Tan

The author’s own amusing and informative web page.

Website

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