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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Alexander Bove, IIIPublisher: Manchester University Press Imprint: Manchester University Press Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 21.60cm ISBN: 9781526147936ISBN 10: 1526147939 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 02 February 2021 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand ![]() We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction: An uncanny ontology of characterisation Part I Spectral mimesis: portraits, caricature, and character 1 Mimesis’s ghosts: caricature and anamorphosis 2 Spectral character: dreams, distortion, and the (cut of the) real Part II “Moor eeffocish things”: effigy and the bourgeoisie 3 Where “the specular becomes the spectral” in The Old Curiosity Shop and Dombey and Son 4 Imagos, dolls, and other gazing effigies in Bleak House Part III Beyond the realism principle: spectral materiality 5 Dream as spectral form in Bleak House and the comic surplus of Micawber in David Copperfield 6 The “As if” hauntology of Little Dorrit and the uncanny dream of the three fathers Bibliography Index -- .Reviews'Drawing on graphic traditions of the era, the author describes how Dickens developed objects like dolls and effigies to reinforce meanings beyond the literal. Bove is interested in visual and narrative techniques that move beyond the limits of mimesis.' CHOICE (Reprinted with permission from Choice Reviews. All rights reserved. Copyright by the American Library Association.) Spectral Dickens will be of immense interest to those seeking to understand Dickens's enduring appeal for readers and critics alike, especially those with an interest in psychoanalysis and the literary critical paradigms it can enable.' The Dickensian -- . 'Drawing on graphic traditions of the era, the author describes how Dickens developed objects like dolls and effigies to reinforce meanings beyond the literal. Bove is interested in visual and narrative techniques that move beyond the limits of mimesis.' CHOICE (Reprinted with permission from Choice Reviews. All rights reserved. Copyright by the American Library Association.) -- . 'Drawing on graphic traditions of the era, the author describes how Dickens developed objects like dolls and effigies to reinforce meanings beyond the literal. Bove is interested in visual and narrative techniques that move beyond the limits of mimesis.' CHOICE (Reprinted with permission from Choice Reviews. All rights reserved. Copyright by the American Library Association.) Spectral Dickens will be of immense interest to those seeking to understand Dickens's enduring appeal for readers and critics alike, especially those with an interest in psychoanalysis and the literary critical paradigms it can enable.' The Dickensian -- . Author InformationAlexander Bove is Professor of English at Pacific University Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |