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The Magic Lantern

Timothy Garton Ash

The Magic Lantern

Timothy Garton Ash

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  • Summary
  • Background
    • Chapter Summaries & Analyses
  • Chapters 1-3
  • Chapters 4-5
  • Chapters 6-7
  • Key Figures
  • Themes
  • Index of Terms
  • Important Quotes
  • Essay Topics
  • Further Reading & Resources
    • Summary - Background - Chapter Summaries & Analyses - Key Figures - Themes - Index of Terms - Important Quotes - Essay Topics - Further Reading & Resources

    The Magic Lantern Essay Topics

    1.

    In what ways does Garton Ash’s work contain elements of memoir in addition to historical narrative, and is he a reliable narrator?

    2.

    What are the functions of literary allusion and theatrical metaphor in the Hungary and Czechoslovakia chapters?

    3.

    How does Garton Ash establish throughout the work that history is unpredictable, even to those who are clearly shaping it?

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    Timothy Garton Ash
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