Charles Dickens
Grahame Smith
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Description for Charles Dickens
Paperback. This study of Dickens's career as a professional writer uses a range of material to describe and analyze the ways in which his work can be seen as a form of literary production. It focuses on the communal nature of his achievement, such as in his struggles with publishers. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 133 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
This study of Dickens's career as a professional writer uses a range of material to describe and analyze the ways in which his work can be seen as a form of literary production. It thus offers a challenge to traditional accounts which stress the private nature of Dickens's genius. Smith focuses on the communal nature of Dickens's achievement in his struggles with publishers, the expectations of a vast public, and the demands of serialization.
This study of Dickens's career as a professional writer uses a range of material to describe and analyze the ways in which his work can be seen as a form of literary production. It thus offers a challenge to traditional accounts which stress the private nature of Dickens's genius. Smith focuses on the communal nature of Dickens's achievement in his struggles with publishers, the expectations of a vast public, and the demands of serialization.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
Series
Literary Lives
Number of Pages
190
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333557198
SKU
V9780333557198
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About Grahame Smith
Grahame Smith is Professor of English Studies, University of Stirling.
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