Graham Storey explores Dickens's vital engagement with some of the most intractable social and political issues of his day, and shows how these are reflected in the plot and characterization of Bleak House. In his detailed analysis of the novel's principal themes and unique structure, he shows why it occupies a pivotal position in Dickens's career. He also assesses the surprisingly varied reception this great novel has had, and places it in the context of European literature as a whole.
| ISBN: | 9780521316910 |
| Publication date: | 31st October 1986 |
| Author: | Graham Storey |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 128 pages |
| Series: | Landmarks of World Literature |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 |
Graham Storey explores Dickens's vital engagement with some of the most intractable social and political issues of his day, and shows how these are reflected in the plot and characterization of Bleak House. In his detailed analysis of the novel's principal themes and unique structure, he shows why it occupies a pivotal position in Dickens's career.
Dickens: Bleak House features in the following genres: Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900
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Dickens: Bleak House was written by Graham Storey and published by Cambridge University Press
Dickens: Bleak House has 128 pages
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