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The Magic Lantern

Timothy Garton Ash
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57 pages • 1 hour read

Timothy Garton Ash

The Magic Lantern

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1990

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  • Before You Read Sparkles iconBeta

  • 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

    • 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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