Routledge Library Editions: Charles Dickens
About the Book Series
This small collection of books originally published over sixty years brings back into print some valuable works. As well as examining the art of Dickens’ writing, the emphasis is on the social and political background of his times and the influence this had on his work.
Dickens and the Twentieth Century (RLE Dickens): Routledge Library Editions: Charles Dickens Volume 6
1st Edition
By John & Gabriel Gross & Pearson
February 27, 2015
The essays in this volume examine questions such as Dickens’ symbolism, his political attitudes, his psychological tensions and his artistry. They are also concerned with aspects of Dickens which have been neglected in recent years, such as his handling of plot, his heroes and heroines, his ...
Charles Dickens (RLE Dickens)
1st Edition
By Martin Fido
February 13, 2013
The main concern of this volume is Dickens’ role as "entertainer". It examines the results of this role: Dickens’ important contribution to the techniques of comedy and irony in prose. The social commentary and criticism which arise from a primarily comic art is emphasized and exemplified. Other ...
The Dickens Encyclopaedia: Routledge Library Editions: Charles Dickens Volume 8
1st Edition
By Arthur L. Hayward
December 17, 2010
This is the standard reference guide to the works of Charles Dickens. The material is arranged alphabetically, in dictionary style, and provides a quick means of reference to the plots of the novels and to all the characters and places mentioned in the novels. There are also useful explanatory ...
RLE: Charles Dickens
1st Edition
By Various
February 04, 2009
This small collection of books originally published over sixty years brings back into print some valuable works. As well as examining the art of Dickens’ writing, the emphasis is on the social and political background of his times and the influence this had on his work....
Dostoevsky and Dickens: A Study of Literary Influence (RLE Dickens): Routledge Library Editions: Charles Dickens Volume 9
1st Edition
By N M Lary
December 11, 2008
What did Dickens mean to Dostoevsky, and what did the Russian writer owe to England’s greatest entertainer? Many of Dickens’ readers, including George Gissing and Edmund Wilson, have recognized that his achievement needs to be compared with Dostoevsky’s, and they have suspected, or assumed an ...