Dickens and the Imagined Child
Author | : Professor Catherine Waters |
Publisher | : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. |
Total Pages | : 227 |
Release | : 2015-02-28 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781472423818 |
ISBN-13 | : 147242381X |
Rating | : 4/5 (18 Downloads) |
Download or read book Dickens and the Imagined Child written by Professor Catherine Waters and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2015-02-28 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Dickens and the Imagined Child, leading scholars explore the function of the child and childhood within Dickens’s imagination and reflect on the cultural resonance of his engagement with this topic. Part I begins by proposing a typology of the Dickensian child that is followed by discussions of specific child characters, while Part II focuses on the relationship between childhood and memory and Part III addresses childhood reading and writing.