Dickens at Work: Routledge Library Editions: Charles Dickens Volume 1 Contributor(s): Butt, John (Author), Tillotson, Kathleen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415569095 ISBN-13: 9780415569095 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $56.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2009 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Modern - 19th Century - Literary Collections - Reference |
Dewey: 823.8 |
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Charles Dickens |
Physical Information: 238 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book marks a new departure in the study of Dickens. 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. It includes Dickens' detailed manuscript notes for novels, with a complete transcript of these for every instalment and chapter of David Copperfield. Seven other books are chosen, so that the different stages of his career and different kinds of work are well represented. 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. |