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Author:   Joachim Frenk ,  Lena Steveker
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
Imprint:   Cornell University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.907kg
ISBN:  

9781501736278

ISBN 10:   1501736272
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   15 March 2019
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

"Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction: Changing Dickens I. Dickens and Social Change Repetitions and Reversals: Patterns for Social Change in Pickwick Papers Three Revolutions: Alternate Routes to Social Change in Bleak House Dickens, Society, and Art: Change in Dickens's View of Effecting Social Reform The World Changing Dickens, Dickens Changing the World II. Dickens and Changes of Power Parrots, Birds of Prey, and Snorting Cattle: Dickens's Whig Agenda ""The Tremendous Potency of the Small"": Dickens, the Individual, and Social Change in a Post-America, Post-Catastrophist Age Money, Power, and Appearance in Dombey and Son III. Dickens and Literary Change The Passing of the Pickwick Moment The Chimes and the Rhythm of Life Radical Dickens: Dickens and the Tradition of Romantic Radicalism Modern Characters in the Late Novels of Charles Dickens IV. Dickens and Changes in Popular Culture and in the Theater The Cultural Politics of Dickens's Hard Times Conjuring Dickens: Magic, Intellectual Property, and The Old Curiosity Shop Popular Dickens: Changing Bleak House for the East End Stage The Frozen Deep: Gad's Hill, June-July 1857 How to Read Dickens in English: A Last Retrospect Index"

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This book will delight Dickens scholars and prove an asset to any university library.... It is one that will inspire readers to consider the changes the great writer has wrought in them, and that they, in their turn, may bring to Dickens scholarship. * The Modern Language Review * An enjoyable and wide-ranging collection of articles exploring Dickens and change. * English Studies * Excellent discussions of condition-of-England novels. * CHOICE *

Excellent discussions of condition-of-England novels. * CHOICE * An enjoyable and wide-ranging collection of articles exploring Dickens and change. * English Studies * This book will delight Dickens scholars and prove an asset to any university library.... It is one that will inspire readers to consider the changes the great writer has wrought in them, and that they, in their turn, may bring to Dickens scholarship. * The Modern Language Review *

Author Information

Joachim Frenk is Professor of British Literary and Cultural Studies at Saarland University. Lena Steveker is Assistant Professor of British Literary and Cultural Studies at Saarland University.

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