Dickens and the Children of Empire examines the themes of childhood and empire throughout Dickens' oeuvre. The prestigious group of contributors initiate and extend debates on the subjects of post-colonialism, literature of the child and present childhood as an apt metaphor for the colonized subject in Dickens' work.
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CONTRIBUTORS: W. Jacobson
EAN: 9780333770443
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
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WEIGHT: 435 g
HEIGHT: 216 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Palgrave Macmillan
DATE PUBLISHED: 2000-10-11
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GENRE: FICTION / General, HISTORY / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family
WIDTH: 140 cm
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Book Themes:
British Empire, English, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Age groups: children, Colonialism and imperialism, National liberation and independence
'In their many and varied ways, the articles in Dickens and the Children of Empire interrogate modern constructions of childhood and empire, as espoused or subverted in works by writers such as Dickens, and examine the relationship between images of infantilism and imperialism. All of the articles in this diverse and imaginative collection will prove an invaluable resource for any student, researcher, or lecturer interested in Dickens, imperialism, and images of childhood...' - Jonathan Taylor, Loughborough University, MLR
BILL ASHCROFT Lecturer, University of New South Wales, SydneyMURRAY BAUMGARTEN Founding Director of the Dickens Project and Lecturer at Santa Cruz campus, University of CaliforniaJOHN BOWEN Lecturer in English, Keele UniversityANTHONY CHENNELLS Researcher and AuthorKATE FLINT Reader in English, University of OxfordCATHERINE GALLAGHER Eggers Professor of English Literature, University of California, BerkeleyJAMES R. KINCAID AuthorROBERT E. LOUGY Lecturer, Pennsylvania State UniversityGREENWELL MATSIKA Lecturer, University of the North in South Africa, ZimbabweLILLIAN NAYDER Associate Professor of English, Bates College, Lewiston, MaineCATHERINE ROBSON Assistant Professor of English, University of California, DavisGRAHAME SMITH Professor of English Studies, University of StirlingMALVERN VAN WYK SMITH Professor of English, Rhodes University, South Africa
