Dickens and the Politics of the Family

Catherine (University of New England, Australia) Waters

Cambridge University Press, 2005

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Close examination of Dickens's novels reveals a remarkable disjunction between his image as the quintessential celebrant of the hearth, and his interest in fractured families. Drawing upon feminist and new historicist methodologies, Catherine Waters argues that Dickens's novels record a shift in notions of the family.

ISBN-13
9780521021159
ISBN-10
0521021154
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2005
Publication date
2005-10-20
Pages
248
Dimensions
229x152x14
Weight
370