Curious World of Dickens

Hurst, Clive; Moller, Violet; Thomas, Sarah E. (FRW)

ISBN 10: 1851243844 / ISBN 13: 9781851243846

Verlag: Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, 2013

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 18572405-n

Inhaltsangabe:

Charles Dickens is among the greatest English novelists, and the power of his prose can be found in his portrayals of the harsh social realities of his time, from the depiction of poverty-stricken orphan Oliver Twist to the squalor of the slums and skewering of the justice system in Bleak House.

Published to celebrate the twohundredth anniversary of Dickens’s birth, this book brings together quotations from Dickens’s novels and letters with photographs of their original covers and Victorian-era images—among them, prints, posters, and newspaper pieces—that shed light on the topics about which Dickens writes. Ordered by theme, the book covers such topics as schools in Victorian England, domestic entertainment, the introduction of the railroad, and the poor conditions in prisons and workhouses, which loom large in Dickens’s novels—and, indeed, his own childhood. Dickens was also an avid theater enthusiast who arranged productions and public readings of many of his works, and this book explores his role throughout his later years in adroitly adapting his novels for the stage.

The Curious World of Dickens breathes new life on this momentous occasion into the vibrant world inhabited by Dickens and his characters.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Clive Hurst is head of rare books at the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford. He is coeditor of the Oxford World’s Classics edition of Charles Dickens’sBarnaby Rudge. Violet Moller is a freelance writer and researcher.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Curious World of Dickens
Verlag: Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: New