Screen LibraryThemes in Dickens : seven recurring concerns in the writings /
The Victorian age if often portrayed as an era of repressive social mores. Yet this simplified view ignores the context of Great Britain's profound shift, through rapid industrialization, from rural to metropolitan life during this time. Throughout his career, Charles Dickens addressed the nume...
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McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
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| Publisher Address: | Jefferson, North Carolina : |
| Publication Dates: | [2018] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
The Victorian age if often portrayed as an era of repressive social mores. Yet this simplified view ignores the context of Great Britain's profound shift, through rapid industrialization, from rural to metropolitan life during this time. Throughout his career, Charles Dickens addressed the numerous changes occurring in Victorian society. His portrayals of organized religion, class distinction, worker's rights, prison reform and rampant poverty resonated with readers experiencing social upheaval. Focusing on his novels, nonfiction writing, speeches and personal correspondence, this book explo |
| Carrier Form: | vii, 188 pages : illustrations, portrait ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781476672571 (paperback) : 1476672571 (paperback) |
| Index Number: | PR4588 |
| CLC: | I561.074 |
| Call Number: | I561.074/P819 |
| Contents: | Class and class distinctions -- Naming, identity and self -- Dreams and dreaming -- Society and social pretension -- Ineffective institutions -- Prison. |