Jenny Hartley introduces Charles Dickens's life and works, looking at the vitality of his characters and the energy which surges through his writing. Examining the themes running through his books, she considers the institutions which influenced his...
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Jenny Hartley introduces Charles Dickens's life and works, looking at the vitality of his characters and the energy which surges through his writing. Examining the themes running through his books, she considers the institutions which influenced his work (such as the workhouse) and looks at his critique of nineteenth century society Cover -- Charles Dickens -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Note on Editions -- 1: More -- Asking for More -- More to Oliver Twist than Oliver -- Adaptable Oliver -- 2: Public and Private -- Child of the Marshalsea -- Boz -- Public Figure -- Restlessness -- 3: Character and Plot -- Names, Bodies, Clothes -- People and Objects -- Externalized Psychology -- Angels and Villains -- Improbable Plots -- 4: City Laureate -- Muse -- Coming to the City -- City Life -- Infernal Gulfs -- Oases -- 5: Radical Dickens -- Early Targets and Sledge-Hammer Blows -- Broader, Darker Antidotes, Homes, Carnivals -- 6: Dickensian -- Christmas -- In his Company -- Global -- Reception -- Timeline of Dickens's Life and Major Works -- Further Reading -- GENERAL -- CHAPTERS -- 1. More -- 2. Public and Private -- 3. Character and Plot -- 4. City Laureate -- 5. Radical Dickens -- 6. Dickensian -- Index
