Dickens's Villains: Melodrama, Character, Popular Culture (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780199261376)

This is the first major study of Dickens's villains. They embody, John argues, the crucial fusion between the "deviant" and "theatrical" aspects of his writing. Though there have been many studies of both the macabre and the dramatic Dickens, this book sets up a dialogue between these two main strands and suggests a new way understanding the cultural and political implications of his melodramatic aesthetics.

Author: Juliet John
ISBN-10: 0199261377
ISBN-13: 9780199261376
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Language: English
Published: 04/10/2003
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.46h x 6.44w x 0.56d