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The Cambridge Introduction to Charles Dickens
Jon Mee
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Description for The Cambridge Introduction to Charles Dickens
Paperback. A lively and accessible introduction for general readers, students, teachers, and academics. Series: Cambridge Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 134 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 226. Series: Cambridge Introductions to Literature. 134 pages, 5 b/w illus. A lively and accessible introduction for general readers, students, teachers, and academics. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 8. Weight: 228.
Charles Dickens became immensely popular early on in his career as a novelist, and his appeal continues to grow with new editions prompted by recent television and film adaptations, as well as large numbers of students studying the Victorian novel. This lively and accessible introduction to Dickens focuses on the extraordinary diversity of his writing. Jon Mee discusses Dickens's novels, journalism and public performances, the historical contexts and his influence on other writers. In the process, five major themes emerge: Dickens the entertainer; Dickens and language; Dickens and London; Dickens, gender, and domesticity; and the question of adaptation, including Dickens's ... Read more
Charles Dickens became immensely popular early on in his career as a novelist, and his appeal continues to grow with new editions prompted by recent television and film adaptations, as well as large numbers of students studying the Victorian novel. This lively and accessible introduction to Dickens focuses on the extraordinary diversity of his writing. Jon Mee discusses Dickens's novels, journalism and public performances, the historical contexts and his influence on other writers. In the process, five major themes emerge: Dickens the entertainer; Dickens and language; Dickens and London; Dickens, gender, and domesticity; and the question of adaptation, including Dickens's ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
134
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Introductions to Literature
Number of Pages
134
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521676342
SKU
V9780521676342
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About Jon Mee
Jon Mee was educated at Newcastle University and the University of Cambridge. After a Junior Research Fellowship at Jesus College, Oxford, he took up his first permanent position at the Australian National University. He returned to the University of Oxford to take up the Margaret Candfield Fellowship in English at University College and a post in the Oxford English Faculty. ... Read more
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