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This stimulating study takes a fresh look at two of Dickens' most widely-studied texts. Part I uses carefully selected short extracts for close textual analysis, while Part II examines the historical and literary contexts and key criticism. The volume is an ideal introductory guide for those who are studying Dickens' novels for the first time.
Contents
General Editor's Preface
Introduction
PART I: ANALYSING 'HARD TIMES' AND 'BLEAK HOUSE'
1. Facts and Fog: Opening Salvos
2. Characterisation (1): from Grotesques to Intimates
3. Characterisation (2): Women
4. Morality and Society
5. Rhetoric, Imagery and Symbol
6. Summative Discussion and Conclusions to Part I
PART II: THE CONTEXT AND THE CRITICS
7. Charles Dickens's Life and Works
8. The Place of Hard Times and Bleak House in English Literature
9. A Sample of Critical Views
Further Reading
Index.