Dickens Imagining Himself
Author | : Morris Golden |
Publisher | : University Press of America |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 1992 |
ISBN-10 | : 0819187402 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780819187406 |
Rating | : 4/5 (406 Downloads) |
Download or read book Dickens Imagining Himself written by Morris Golden and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 1992 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Dickens Imagining Himself the author applies biographical materials to analysis of art by examining the way elements in Dicken's life led his imagination to shape his novels. This is a study of how Dickens' self-perceptions guided the patterns of six created worlds at significant points in his life. Contents: What Sort of Consanguinity; Barnaby Rudge: Two Cheers for Maturity; Martin Chuzzlewit: Ambiguously Whittington; David Copperfield: Memory and the Flow of Time; Bleak House: Passing the Bog; Great Expectations: Defining Estella; Our Mutual Friend: Reborn with Galatea; Eclectic Affinities; Notes; Index