Dickens and the Politics of the Family
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- Author: Catherine Waters, University of New England, Australia
- Date Published: October 2005
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- isbn: 9780521021159
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The fictional representation of the family has long been regarded as a Dickensian speciality; yet any close examination of his novels reveals a remarkable disjunction between his image as the quintessential celebrant of the hearth, and his interest in fractured families. Drawing on feminist and new historicist methodologies, Catherine Waters argues that Dickens' novels record a shift in notions of the family away from stress on the importance of lineage and blood toward a new ideal of domesticity assumed to be the natural form of the family.
Read more- New insight into one of the main themes of Dickens's fictions
- New readings of Dickens's novels in the light of feminist and new historicist theories
- Sets Dickens's novels in context of contemporary ideologies
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"With its significant insights into the perplexing problems of Dicken's incomplete families, this book is a must for all students of Dickens." J.D. Vann, Choice
See more reviews"The complexity of Waters' investigation is refreshing...." James Najarian, Victorian Review
"Catherine Waters's Dickens and the Politics of the Family is a very good book, certainly among the best on Dickens to be published in the past few years." Brian Rosenberg, Dickens Quarterly
"...Waters's deft handling of the context of the novels' production and her succinct, yet careful, readings make this book a solid contribution to Dickens scholarship." Joseph W. Childers
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- Date Published: October 2005
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521021159
- length: 248 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 152 x 14 mm
- weight: 0.37kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. Introduction: the making and breaking of the family
2. Fractured families in the early novels: Oliver Twist and Dombey and Son
3, Dickens, Christmas and the family
4. Little Dorrit
5. A Tale of Two Cities
6. Great Expectations
7. Our Mutual Friend
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