Charles Dickens and Europe

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4438-4793-3
Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 190 Seiten

Charles Dickens is one of the best-loved icons of British literature, but many of his novels stem from his connections with Europe. Does it make sense to read him as a European author as well? This book seeks to explore Dickens’ relationship to Europe, from his numerous travels – and subsequent travel writing – to the representation of continental locations in his novels, and to the reciprocal influence between his works and other European texts.

Contributions focus on major fictional works like A Tale of Two Cities and Little Dorrit, but also on Dickens’ letters, travel writing and biography. The study begins by delineating the scope of Dickens’ European frame of reference, and goes on to deal with specific geographical and political issues in Italy, France and Switzerland. Finally, it places Dickens’ works within a wider European artistic context through comparisons with Hugo, Tolstoy, Daumier and Grandville.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Leroy, Maxime

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Englische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturkritik: Hermeneutik und Interpretation

Über Autor(innen)

Leroy, Maxime
Maxime Leroy is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Mulhouse, France. His research interests include Victorian fiction, authorial prefaces, and text/image studies.

Maxime Leroy is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Mulhouse, France. His research interests include Victorian fiction, authorial prefaces, and text/image studies.