{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64410f3f34dc2b00114a22d7/648861efe3e2bb0011afc67c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep.1 of 14 GCSE A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol - Introduction and Genre (AQA)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/64410f3f34dc2b00114a22d7/1685981151381-1066e417a1a88a519c5e6e87bffe41ae.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens) - award winning tutorials from Audiopi</strong></p><p><br></p><p>A Christmas Carol is amongst the most famous of Dickens’ works, and Ebenezer Scrooge, the chief character, is perhaps the best-known and most distinctive of all his creations. Our AQA GCSE English Literature series for A Christmas Carol will guide you through everything you need to know about this classic of Victorian literature and help you understand how best to approach it in your exams.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Tutorial Summary</strong></p><ul><li>This audio tutorial Introduces us to Dickens. </li><li>We examine the significance of 1843 as publication date coinciding with the commercialisation of Christmas (sending of first Christmas card); the enduring appeal of characters and influence on contemporary society and a brief outline of the plot. </li><li>The long association of Christmas time with the telling of ghost stories, but also the idea of moral tale or allegory We take a look at social inequality, wealth and poverty, the responsibility of the individual in relation to society, optimism, the possibility of change/transformation, community, the supernatural and Christmas!</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>The</strong> <strong>first 5 episodes in this series, and every series in this podcast show, are free to listen to!&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Love what you hear and want us with you for the journey? You can <strong>subscribe to access every episode in any series on Acast+ </strong>for the price of a couple of cups of coffee a month, and become a supporter! Hit the link to Access it All.</p><p><strong></strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://plus.acast.com/s/audiopi-gcse-english-literature-language-tutorials\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://plus.acast.com/s/audiopi-gcse-english-literature-language-tutorials</a></li></ul>","author_name":"Audiopi"}