The Companion to "A Tale of Two Cities" (Dickens Companions S.)

Andrew Sanders

ISBN 10: 1903206146 / ISBN 13: 9781903206140

Editore: Helm Information, 2015

reprint edition. 176 pages. 9.00x7.00x1.00 inches. In Stock. Codice articolo 1903206146

Riassunto:

A Tale of Two Cities, published originally in 1859, remains one of Charles Dickens's consistently popular works, admired as much for its succinct plot as for its vivid setting in the French Revolution. Dickens himself thought it the best story he had ever written. This Companion, by concentrating on the factual, reveals the great care Dickens took with the planning and preparation of his story and its roots in the work of Thomas Carlyle, one of the most influential thinkers of the Victorian age. It also explores aspects of Dickens's life. The Companion identifies the multitude of allusions to what Dickens often regarded as the whims of eighteenth-century justice, religion, philosophy, fashion and society. The 'Companion to A Tale of Two Cities' provides the modern reader with both fundamental sources of information and a fascintating account of the creation of a complex historical novel. It can be read alongside any edition of the novel.

Informazioni sull'autore: Andrew Sanders is Professor of English at Durham University and is the author of many works on Victorian literature.

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Titolo: The Companion to "A Tale of Two Cities" (...
Casa editrice: Helm Information
Data di pubblicazione: 2015
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Brand New