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Author : Ruth Glancy,Ruth F. Glancy
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0313306117
Accessible literary criticism of Charles Dickens' important fictional works.
Author : Ruth Glancy
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1999-11-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780313007514
Charles Dickens was the most popular writer of his age and is still considered one of the world's greatest novelists. This well-written study surveys his unusual and prolific life, relating his fiction writings to his concerns and active involvement with social conditions of early Victorian England. Glancy skillfully takes the reader back in time to appreciate the historical settings that inspired works like Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, and A Tale of Two Cities. An entire chapter is devoted to each of these works, as well as to David Copperfield, Hard Times, the Christmas books, and the early novels from The Pickwick Papers to Martin Chuzzlewit. In each chapter Glancy's analysis of plot, style, and character development bring these imaginative stories to life for the reader. This book examines Dickens's keen understanding of human nature and draws out the themes that make works such as A Christmas Carol as beloved today as when first written. This companion to Dickens will aid students in understanding the social context and literary genius of one of the greatest Victorian novelists. The thorough biographical chapter traces Dickens' life from his childhood through the development of his multi-faceted literary career. The literary heritage chapter examines the tremendous influence Dickens exerted on writing then and now. This volume surveys all of Dickens' work and provides in-depth readings of five of his novels and his Christmas works. The series format makes analysis of setting, plot, character development, and themes for each work accessible to students. The alternate critical perspectives enhance readers' understanding of Dickens' work. The selected bibliography and reviews cover both original and contemporary sources.
Author : David Paroissien
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780470691229
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
Author : John O. Jordan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2001-06-18
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781107494190
The Cambridge Companion to Charles Dickens contains fourteen specially-commissioned chapters by leading international scholars, who together provide diverse but complementary approaches to the full span of Dickens's work, with particular focus on his major fiction. The essays cover the whole range of Dickens's writing, from Sketches by Boz through The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Separate chapters address important thematic topics: childhood, the city, and domestic ideology. Others consider formal features of the novels, including their serial publication and Dickens's distinctive use of language. Three final chapters examine Dickens in relation to work in other media: illustration, theatre, and film. Each essay provides guidance to further reading. The volume as a whole offers a valuable introduction to Dickens for students and general readers, as well as fresh insights, informed by recent critical theory, that will be of interest to scholars and teachers of the novels.
Author : John O. Jordan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2001-06-18
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0521669642
The Cambridge Companion to Charles Dickens offers a valuable introduction to Dickens for students and general readers.
Author : Michael Cotsell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-13
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781135027650
Our Mutual Friend (1864-5) Dickens’ last completed novel, has been critically praised as a profound and troubled masterpiece, and yet is has received far less scholarly attention than his other major works. This volume is the first book-length study of the novel. It explores every aspect of Dickens’ sustained imaginative involvement with his age. In particular its original research into hitherto neglected sources reveals not only Dickens’ reactions to the important developments during the 1860s in education, finance and the administration of poverty, but also his interest in phenomena as diverse as waste collection and the Shakespeare tercentenary. The Companion to Our Mutual Friend demonstrates the varied resources of artistry that inform the novel, and it provides the reader with a fundamental source of information about one of Dickens’ most complex works.
Author : Debra Teachman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2000-06-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780313007309
Generations of readers and movie viewers have been drawn to the spirited heroines of ^USense and Sensibility and ^UEmma. Prepared especially for students, this full-length critical study of Jane Austen covers her six most beloved works, including the two novels ^UNorthanger Abbey and ^UPersuasion, published posthumously. Young readers will enjoy the vivid biographical account of how Austen herself was just a teenager when she took up the pen and began to write in guarded secrecy. Austen scholar Debra Teachman has a historian's eye for detail as she describes Austen's homelife in the English countryside and the social environment that were so much a part of Austen's stories. Teachman examines each novel, relating how historical context influenced the characters, events and themes that Austen developed. Teachman eloquently points out, for example, that while Austen does not overtly preach feminism in any of her novels, the lack of legal protection for women is a vital societal theme in ^USense and Sensibility. Her discussion of the economic realities at the core of Austen's novels will help readers appreciate that works like the best-selling Pride and Prejudice are more than just charming stories. In addition to analyzing the literary elements in each work of fiction by Jane Austen, this Companion also gives students an overview of Austen's literary heritage. Discussing first the novel itself as a genre, this useful chapter then identifies each sub-genre that influenced Austen: epistolary writing, the adventure novel, the gothic form, and Women's Rights novels. An extensive bibliography directs readers to biographical materials, historical documents, reviews, criticism and numerous other accessible sources that will enhance their further study of Austen's writings. For students of classic fiction, this well written critical study aids in the enjoyment and understanding of the life and works of Jane Austen.
Author : Charles Dickens
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1083108689
A perfect workbook companion for Charles Dickens' "Great Expectations". The full text is spaced to allow reading and annotation to be done with ease and each page includes a note section to allow for better organization. Intended to make life a little easier for students.
Author : Tony Magistrale
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2001-04-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780313007132
The contributions of Edgar Allan Poe have withstood the test of time; his best poems and fiction are more popular and carry greater significance now than they did during his own era. This highly readable introduction to the life, times, and major works of Poe offers fresh interpretations of timeless masterpieces like The Raven and The Purloined Letter. Carefully considering important thematic elements as well as genre, this book organizes the works of Poe into four significant groupings: the poetry, Vampiric love stories, tales of psychological terror, and the detective stories. Close readings are given for a selection of the most important works that represent Poe's canon of writings, including the chilling Tell Tale Heart and The Black Cat. This introductory study to Edgar Allan Poe begins with a concise biographical chapter that explores Poe's troubled experiences. The Literary Heritage chapter chronicles Poe's influence on other writers, artists, and filmmakers who followed. This work examines the major poems from Poe's canon, with special attention to those works that are most often taught and anthologized. Poe's most famous tales of terror and revenge are juxtaposed because they all revolve around murders and the elements of terror associated with the act of killing. Likewise, his love stories are brought together in a chapter that deals with vampirisim and gender. The final chapter, The Origins of the Detective Tale, examines Poe's tales of ratiocination, and traces the evolution of many popular culture super sleuths to Poe's Dupin. A selective bibliography of biographical and critical works on Poe, including contemporary reviews, completes this thorough volume. Students, general readers, and fans of all things Gothic will enjoy the fascinating insights this volume offers.
Author : David Paroissien
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2000-09-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780313318009
The author draws on a range of 19th century sources to illustrate the late Georgian and mid-Victorian contexts of Dickens' novel. Annotations identify allusions to current events and intellectual and religious issues, and supplies information on topography, social customs, costume, furniture, transportation, and so on.
Author : Paul Schlicke
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 705 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780199640188
This anniversary edition of the Oxford Companion to Charles Dickens celebrates 200 years since the birth of one of Britain's most popular authors. Covering his life, his works, his reputation, and his cultural context in over 500 A-Z articles, this is the most reliable and accessible reference work on Dickens available
Author : Charles Dickens
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1854
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB10929487
Author : Charles Dickens
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798471528918
The Cambridge Companion to Charles Dickens contains fourteen chapters by leading international scholars that cover the whole range of Dickens' writing. Separate chapters address important thematic topics: childhood, the city, and domestic ideology. Others consider formal features of the novels, including their serial publication and Dickens' distinctive use of language. The volume as a whole offers a valuable introduction to Dickens for students and general readers, as well as fresh insights, informed by recent critical theory, that will be of interest to scholars and teachers of his novels.
Author : Jon Mee
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2010-09-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521859141
A lively and accessible introduction for general readers, students, teachers, and academics.
Author : Vijaya Kumar
Publisher : Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2000-05-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8120730763