A companion to Charles Dickens /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
| Published: |
Malden, MA :
Blackwell Pub.,
©2008.
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| Series: | Blackwell companions to literature and culture ;
51. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Abstract: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 515 pages) : illustrations |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780470691908 0470691905 9780470691229 0470691220 9781405177528 1405177527 1782684379 9781782684374 1281318140 9781281318145 9786611318147 6611318143 |