Dickens and Modernity

Dickens and Modernity

by John, Juliet

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The scale of the 2012 bicentenary celebrations of Dickens's birth is testimony to his status as one of the most globally popular literary authors the world has ever seen. Yet Dickens has also become associated in the public imagination with a particular version of the Victorian past and with respectability. His continued cultural prominence and the ""brand recognition"" achieved by his image and images suggest that his vision reaches out beyond the Victorian period. Yet what is the relationship…

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  • Full title :Dickens and Modernity

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The scale of the 2012 bicentenary celebrations of Dickens's birth is testimony to his status as one of the most globally popular literary authors the world has ever seen. Yet Dickens has also become associated in the public imagination with a particular version of the Victorian past and with respectability. His continued cultural prominence and the ""brand recognition"" achieved by his image and images suggest that his vision reaches out beyond the Victorian period. Yet what is the relationship between Dickens and the modern world? Do his works offer a consoling version of the past or are they ...

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2014

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  • Description:1 online resource (409 Seiten)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781843843269, 1843843269, 9781782044413, 1782044418
  • oclc:ocn897029233
  • LC Classification:PN3499 .J384 2014
  • Dewey Decimal:809.3034

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