A Companion to Charles Dickens

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A Companion to Charles Dickens concentrates on the historical, ideological, and social forces that shaped Dickens’s world. It situates his work within its literary, historical, and social contexts, tracing his career as both journalist and novelist. The volume includes original essays by leading Dickensian scholars on each of Dickens’s fifteen novels and explores topics such as literary criticism, the role of history and law in his fiction, language, and the impact of political and social reform. It also examines Dickens's enduring legacy and the extensive secondary literature inspired by his writing.
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Ideal for students, scholars, and readers interested in the historical and social background of Charles Dickens's work, as well as those seeking detailed scholarly analysis of his novels.

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.

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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.

Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture

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Critically acclaimed, A Companion to Charles Dickens is considered an invaluable resource for students and scholars alike. Reviews highlight its richness and the quality of essays by experts. Oxford Journal Clippings praises its comprehensive coverage and scholarly value, while Notes and Queries regards it as the most immediately beneficial of available companions, especially for undergraduate study.

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ISBN: 9780470657942

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 April 2011

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

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Edited by David Paroissien

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 172.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 934g

Pages: 544

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About the Author

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).