A Companion to Charles Dickens
Download or Read eBook A Companion to Charles Dickens PDF written by David Paroissien and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : David Paroissien |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 536 |
| Release | : 2008-04-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780470691229 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0470691220 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (29 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis A Companion to Charles Dickens by : David Paroissien
Book excerpt: A Companion to Charles Dickens concentrates on the historical, ideological, and social forces that defined Dickens’s world. Puts Dickens’s work into its literary, historical, and social contexts Traces the development of Dickens’s career as a journalist and novelist Includes original essays by leading Dickensian scholars on each of Dickens’s fifteen novels Explores a broad range of topics, including criticisms of his novels, the use of history and law in his fiction, language, and the effect of political and social reform Examines Dickens's legacy and surveys the mass of secondary materials that has been generated in response and reverence to his writing
