{"product_id":"a-companion-to-charles-dickens-isbn-9780470657942","title":"A Companion to Charles Dickens","description":"\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Charles Dickens\u003c\/i\u003e concentrates on the historical, ideological, and social forces that defined Dickens’s world. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePuts Dickens’s work into its literary, historical, and social contexts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTraces the development of Dickens’s career as a journalist and novelist\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes original essays by leading Dickensian scholars on each of Dickens’s fifteen novels\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores a broad range of topics, including criticisms of his novels, the use of history and law in his fiction, language, and the effect of political and social reform\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines Dickens's legacy and surveys the mass of secondary materials that has been generated in response and reverence to his writing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Perspectives on the Life 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 A Sketch of the Life 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Allen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Dickens’s Use of the Autobiographical Fragment 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNicola Bradbury\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 “Faithfully Yours, Charles Dickens”: The Epistolary Art of the Inimitable 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Paroissien\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Three Major Biographies 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCatherine Peters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Literary\/Cultural Contexts 63\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Eighteenth-century Legacy 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMonika Fludernik\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Dickens and the Gothic 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert Mighall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Illustrations 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMalcolm AndrewsCOPYRIGHTED MATERIAL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Language of Dickens 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatricia Ingham\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The Novels and Popular Culture 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJuliet John\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III English History Contexts 157\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Dickens as a Reformer 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHugh Cunningham\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Dickens’s Evolution as a Journalist 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn M. 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Drew\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Dickens and Gender 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNatalie McKnight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Dickens and Technology 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrey Philpotts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Dickens and America (1842) 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNancy Aycock Metz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Dickens and Government Ineptitude Abroad, 1854–1865 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeslie Mitchell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Dickens and the Uses of History 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Gardiner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Dickens and Christianity 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eValentine Cunningham\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Dickens and the Law 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJan-Melissa Schramm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV The Fiction 295\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 The Pickwick Papers 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Parker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Oliver Twist 308\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrian Cheadle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Nicholas Nickleby 318\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStanley Friedman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 The Old Curiosity Shop 328\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGill Ballinger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Barnaby Rudge 338\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJon Mee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Martin Chuzzlewit 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoldie Morgentaler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Dombey and Son 358\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrigid Lowe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 David Copperfi eld 369\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGareth Cordery\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Bleak House 380\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert Tracy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Hard Times 390\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnne Humpherys\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Little Dorrit 401\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilip Davis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 A Tale of Two Cities 412\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul Davis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Great Expectations 422\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew Sanders\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Our Mutual Friend 433\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeon Litvack\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 The Mystery of Edwin Drood 444\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSimon J. James\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Reputation and Infl uence 453\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Dickens and the Literary Culture of the Period 455\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Hollington\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Dickens and Criticism 470\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLyn Pykett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Postcolonial Dickens 486\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn O. Jordan \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 501\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“Pykett’s chapter is preceded by a rewarding chapter on the literary culture of the day by Michael Hollington and followed by the final essay on ‘Postcolonial Dickens’. As if to insist that any competition in the Dickens Companion industry is essentially good-natured, John O. Jordan has contributed this, rather wonderful, last word to close the book.”  (\u003ci\u003eOxford Journal Clippings\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 November 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Several of these pieces should be indispensable reading for undergraduates... Each of the three Companions to Charles Dickens now available is a valuable resource for students, but Paroissien's is certainly the richest, and-- with simultaneous electronic publication- likely to be of most immediate and beneficial assistance to students.\" (\u003ci\u003eNotes and Queries\u003c\/i\u003e, March 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eDavid Paroissien\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and Professorial Research Fellow at the University of Buckingham. He edits \u003ci\u003eDickens Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e and co-edits, with Susan Shatto, the Dickens Companions series. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Companion to Oliver Twist\u003c\/i\u003e (1992), \u003ci\u003eThe Companion to Great Expectations\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), and has edited \u003ci\u003eThe Mystery of Edwin Drood for Penguin\u003c\/i\u003e (2002).  Charles Dickens is one of the most widely read authors in English literature. This companion, comprising essays written by leading Dickensian scholars from around the world, places Dickens’s writings in their literary and historical contexts and offers the factual and referential knowledge to enable readers to approach his works with insight and understanding.\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003eThrough Dickens’s letters, journalism, and fiction, chapters examine the literary, visual, historical, ideological, and social forces that defined the world of his fiction. Individual essays explore a broad range of topics, including the role of illustrations in his novels, the literary tradition Dickens inherited, his unique facility with language, his uses of history and the extent to which Christian assumptions shaped him as a writer. Other contributions assess his attitude towards technology, the United States, law, gender, and political and social reform, while essays treating biographical matters and surveying Dickens criticism complete the volume. This unique companion will help readers better understand Dickens’s work and will be an invaluable resource for students and professionals alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988603257061,"sku":"NP9780470657942","price":54.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470657942.jpg?v=1761780933","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/a-companion-to-charles-dickens-isbn-9780470657942","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}