The Handmaid's Tale Context Revision (High Level Notes)

Detailed but concise context notes for Margaret Atwood’s ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ appropriate for A-level, IB and GCSE English Literature.

This revision resource is perfect for you if:

• you are studying ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ and are required to know some of the historical, literary and authorial context of the text
• you are writing a coursework piece on ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’, by itself or compared to another text, or you have exam essays to complete on the text
• you are looking to achieve a high grade in Literature but do not feel you know enough about the context of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ and Margaret Atwood to add to your essays
• your class notes are insufficient or incomplete
• your mocks, exams or coursework deadlines are imminent and you need to quickly and effectively absorb some bullet-pointed contextual information (we’ve all been there!)

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