Editor/Author
Paroissien, David
Publication Year: 2008
Publisher: Wiley
Single-User Purchase Price:
$250.00
Unlimited-User Purchase Price:
$375.00
ISBN: 978-1-4051-3097-4
Category: Language & Literature - British literature
Image Count:
15
Book Status: Available
A Companion to Charles Dickens concentrates on the historical, ideological, and social forces that defined Dickensâs world. - Puts Dickensâs work into its literary, historical, and social contexts - Traces the development of Dickensâs career as a journalist and novelist - Includes original essays by leading Dickensian scholars on each of Dickensâs 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