London, radical culture, and the making of the Dickensian aesthetic /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Sen, Sambudha
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Columbus : Ohio State University Press, [2012]
Subjects:	English fiction > 19th century > History and criticism. Dickens, Charles, > 1812-1870 > Criticism and interpretation. Thackeray, William Makepeace, > 1811-1863 > Criticism and interpretation. Literature and society > Great Britain > History > 19th century. Radicalism > Great Britain > History > 19th century.

Table of Contents:

Dickens, Thackeray, and "the language of radicalism"
The aesthetics and politics of caricature : Bleak house, Little Dorrit, and Vanity fair in relation to "radical expression"
Re-visioning the city : the making of an urban aesthetic from Hogarth to the stereoscope
Novelizing the city : Bleak house, Vanity fair, and the hybridizing challenge
Radical culture, the city, and the problem of selfhood : Great expectations and Pendennis
Working with fragments : Our mutual friend as a reflection on the popular aesthetic.