A Companion to Charles Dickens

Herausgegeben von Paroissien, David

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Produktbeschreibung

Now in paperback, A Companion to Charles Dickens concentrates on the historical, ideological, and social forces that defined Dickens's world. This work traces the development of Dickens's career as a journalist and novelist and includes original essays by leading Dickensian scholars on each of Dickens's fifteen novels. The Companion 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.

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A Companion to Charles Dickens concentrates on thehistorical, ideological, and social forces that definedDickens's world.

Puts Dickens's work into its literary, historical, andsocial contexts
Traces the development of Dickens's career as ajournalist and novelist
Includes original essays by leading Dickensian scholars on eachof Dickens's fifteen novels
Explores a broad range of topics, including criticisms of hisnovels, the use of history and law in his fiction, language, andthe effect of political and social reform
Examines Dickens s legacy and surveys the mass of secondarymaterials that has been generated in response and reverence to hiswriting

Produktdetails

• Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 544
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. April 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 920g
• ISBN-13: 9780470657942
• ISBN-10: 0470657944
• Artikelnr.: 32887236

Autorenporträt

David Paroissien is Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and Professorial Research Fellow at the University of Buckingham. He edits Dickens Quarterly and co-edits, with Susan Shatto, the Dickens Companions series. He is the author of The Companion to Oliver Twist (1992), The Companion to Great Expectations (2000), and has edited The Mystery of Edwin Drood for Penguin (2002).

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations.

Notes on Contributors.

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Abbreviations.

Part I Perspectives on the Life.

1 A Sketch of the Life (Michael Allen).

2 Dickens's Use of the Autobiographical Fragment (Nicola Bradbury).

3 "Faithfully Yours, Charles Dickens": The Epistolary Art of the Inimitable (David Paroissien).

4 Three Major Biographies (Catherine Peters).

Part II Literary/Cultural Contexts.

5 The Eighteenth-century Legacy (Monika Fludernik).

6 Dickens and the Gothic (Robert Mighall).

7 Illustrations (Malcolm Andrews).

8 The Language of Dickens (Patricia Ingham).

9 The Novels and Popular Culture (Juliet John).

Part III English History Contexts.

10 Dickens as a Reformer (Hugh Cunningham).

11 Dickens's Evolution as a Journalist (John M. L. Drew).

12 Dickens and Gender (Natalie McKnight).

13 Dickens and Technology (Trey Philpotts).

14 Dickens and America (1842) (Nancy Aycock Metz).

15 Dickens and Government Ineptitude Abroad, 1854-1865 (Leslie Mitchell).

16 Dickens and the Uses of History (John Gardiner).

17 Dickens and Christianity (Valentine Cunningham).

18 Dickens and the Law (Jan-Melissa Schramm).

Part IV The Fiction.

19 The Pickwick Papers (David Parker).

20 Oliver Twist (Brian Cheadle).

21 Nicholas Nickleby (Stanley Friedman).

22 The Old Curiosity Shop (Gill Ballinger).

23 Barnaby Rudge (Jon Mee).

24 Martin Chuzzlewit (Goldie Morgentaler).

25 Dombey and Son (Brigid Lowe).

26 David Copperfield (Gareth Cordery).

27 Bleak House (Robert Tracy).

28 Hard Times (Anne Humpherys).

29 Little Dorrit (Philip Davis).

30 A Tale of Two Cities (Paul Davis).

31 Great Expectations (Andrew Sanders).

32 Our Mutual Friend (Leon Litvack).

33 The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Simon J. James).

Part V Reputation and Influence.

34 Dickens and the Literary Culture of the Period (Michael Hollington).

35 Dickens and Criticism (Lyn Pykett).

36 Postcolonial Dickens (John O. Jordan).

Index.

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List of Illustrations. Notes on Contributors. Preface. Acknowledgments.
Abbreviations. Part I Perspectives on the Life. 1 A Sketch of the Life
(Michael Allen). 2 Dickens's Use of the Autobiographical Fragment (Nicola
Bradbury). 3 "Faithfully Yours, Charles Dickens": The Epistolary Art of the
Inimitable (David Paroissien). 4 Three Major Biographies (Catherine
Peters). Part II Literary/Cultural Contexts. 5 The Eighteenth-century
Legacy (Monika Fludernik). 6 Dickens and the Gothic (Robert Mighall). 7
Illustrations (Malcolm Andrews). 8 The Language of Dickens (Patricia
Ingham). 9 The Novels and Popular Culture (Juliet John). Part III English
History Contexts. 10 Dickens as a Reformer (Hugh Cunningham). 11 Dickens's
Evolution as a Journalist (John M. L. Drew). 12 Dickens and Gender (Natalie
McKnight). 13 Dickens and Technology (Trey Philpotts). 14 Dickens and
America (1842) (Nancy Aycock Metz). 15 Dickens and Government Ineptitude
Abroad, 1854-1865 (Leslie Mitchell). 16 Dickens and the Uses of History
(John Gardiner). 17 Dickens and Christianity (Valentine Cunningham). 18
Dickens and the Law (Jan-Melissa Schramm). Part IV The Fiction. 19 The
Pickwick Papers (David Parker). 20 Oliver Twist (Brian Cheadle). 21
Nicholas Nickleby (Stanley Friedman). 22 The Old Curiosity Shop (Gill
Ballinger). 23 Barnaby Rudge (Jon Mee). 24 Martin Chuzzlewit (Goldie
Morgentaler). 25 Dombey and Son (Brigid Lowe). 26 David Copperfield (Gareth
Cordery). 27 Bleak House (Robert Tracy). 28 Hard Times (Anne Humpherys). 29
Little Dorrit (Philip Davis). 30 A Tale of Two Cities (Paul Davis). 31
Great Expectations (Andrew Sanders). 32 Our Mutual Friend (Leon Litvack).
33 The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Simon J. James). Part V Reputation and
Influence. 34 Dickens and the Literary Culture of the Period (Michael
Hollington). 35 Dickens and Criticism (Lyn Pykett). 36 Postcolonial Dickens
(John O. Jordan). Index.

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"Pykett's chapter is preceded by a rewarding chapter on the literary culture of the day by Michael Hollington and followed by the final essay on 'Postcolonial Dickens'. As if to insist that any competition in the Dickens Companion industry is essentially good-natured, John O. Jordan has contributed this, rather wonderful, last word to close the book." (Oxford Journal Clippings, 1 November 2012)

"Several of these pieces should be indispensable reading for undergraduates... Each of the three Companions to Charles Dickens now available is a valuable resource for students, but Paroissien's is certainly the richest, and-- with simultaneous electronic publication- likely to be of most immediate and beneficial assistance to students." (Notes and Queries, March 2010)