Dickens, religion and society /

Dickens's social criticism is one of the most famous and important aspects of his works. This book explores the centrality of his religious attitudes to his attacks on the social ills of his day. After discussing how deeply engaged Dickens was with his religion, the author links him to a group...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Butterworth, Robert
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
Subjects:	Dickens, Charles, > 1812-1870 > Religion. Dickens, Charles, > 1812-1870 > Social and political views. Religion in literature. Social problems in literature. Social ethics in literature. Dickens, Charles, > 1812-1870 > Criticism and interpretation. Literature and society > England > History > 19th century. LITERARY CRITICISM / General. LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. LITERARY CRITICISM / European / General.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgements 1. Dickens's Engagement with Religion 2. Dickens and Early Victorian Christian Social Criticism 3. Oliver Twist and Fagin's Jewishness 4. Christian Social Vision in the Novels of the 1850s: Bleak House, Hard Times and Little Dorrit 5. Bleak House: Law, Religion and Civilization 6. 'Oh friends and brothers': Industrialism and Trade Unionism in Hard Times 7. Little Dorrit: Serving Mammon 8. Dickens and Politics: Temporary and Permanent Revolution 9. Barnaby Rudge and the Struggle for Brotherhood 10. A Tale of Two Cities and the Persistence of Evil 11. A Note on Dickens and Sentimentality Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index.