Dickens at Work (RLE Dickens) |
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| Author:
| John Butt & Kathleen Tillotson, John Butt |
| Series title: | Routledge Library Editions: Charles Dickens Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-415-48232-5 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2008 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $195.00 |
Book Description:
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The authors make use of first-hand evidence of Dickens' actual methods and conditions of work; much of this evidence is examined and co-ordinated here for the first time. The volume illustrates what modes of planning Dickens evolved as best suited to his genius and to the demands of serial publication, monthly or weekly; how he responded to the events of the day; and how he yet managed to combine the freshness of this "periodical", almost journalistic approach with the art of the novel.
The authors make use of first-hand evidence of Dickens' actual methods and conditions of work; much of this evidence is examined and co-ordinated here for the first time. The volume illustrates what modes of planning Dickens evolved as best suited to his genius and to the demands of serial publication, monthly or weekly; how he responded to the events of the day; and how he yet managed to combine the freshness of this "periodical", almost journalistic approach with the art of the novel.