Charles Dickens: David Copperfield/ Great Expectations

Inbunden, Engelska, 2013

AvNicolas Tredell,Nicholas Marsh

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David Copperfield and Great Expectations are among Charles Dickens's most famous novels. In both books, the hero tells the vivid and absorbing tale of his education by life, presents a rich range of characters and scenes, and tackles profound moral, social and psychological themes.Part I of this essential study:- Provides lucid and penetrating analyses of key passages- Discusses the crucial topics of patriarchy, class, obsession, eccentricity, death, breakdown and recovery- Summarizes the methods of analysis and offers suggestions for further workPart II supplies key background material, including:- An account of Dickens's life and works- A survey of historical, cultural and literary contexts- Samples of significant criticismAlso featuring a valuable Further Reading section, this volume provides readers with the critical and analytical skills which will enable them to enjoy and explore both novels for themselves.

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Utgivningsdatum2013-07-12
Mått138 x 216 x 16 mm
Vikt422 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieAnalysing Texts
Antal sidor232
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781137283245

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General Editor's PrefaceAcknowledgementsNote on QuotationsIntroductionPART I: ANALYSING 'DAVID COPPERFIELD' AND 'GREAT EXPECTATIONS'1. Introduction2. Sons and Patriarchs3. Ladies and Gentlemen4. Obsessives and Eccentrics5. Moments of Truth6. Dying in Style7. Breakdown and RecoveryPART II: THE CONTEXT AND THE CRITICS8. Charles Dickens: Life and Works9. The Historical, Cultural and Literary Context10. A Sample of Critical Views11. Further ReadingIndex.

'an excellent addition to Palgrave's Analysing Texts series ... this is a very user-friendly book. Tredell is rightly enthusiastic about Dickens and brings this enthusiasm to bear on key themes and tropes in Dickens's work ... as a concise guide to these novels, and their author, this would take some beating.' - Adam Hansen, Northumbria University, in The Literary London Journal, Volume 12 Number 1-2 (Spring/Autumn 2015)