Juliet John (ed.)

Charles Dickens's Oliver Twist

A Routledge Study Guide and Sourcebook
Ed. by Juliet John

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist is one of the most significant novels of the Victorian era and having been adapted for both stage and screen, retains its impact in the cultural consciousness of many nations. Taking the form of a sourcebook, this guide to Dickens' novel includes:
extensive introductory comment on the contexts, critical history and interpretations of the text, from publication to the presentannotated extracts from key contextual documents, reviews, critical works and the text itselfcross-references between documents and sections of the guide, in order to suggest links between texts, contexts and criticismsuggestions for further reading.
Part of the Routledge Guides to Literature series, this volume is essential reading for those beginning a detailed study of Oliver Twist and seeking not only a guide to the novel, but a way through the wealth of contextual and critical material that surrounds Dickens' text.

Produktdetails

• Routledge Guides to Literature
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: RU42118
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Dezember 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 210mm x 148mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 275g
• ISBN-13: 9780415255301
• ISBN-10: 0415255309
• Artikelnr.: 20775168

Autorenporträt

Juliet John is senior lecturer in Nineteenth-Century Literature at  the University of Liverpool. She has published several books on Dickens and on Nineteenth-Century Culture.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1: Contexts: Contextual Overview, Literary and Biographical Background; Social, Historical and Cultural Background; The Poor Law Amendment Act; Utilitarianism; The Civilization of Everyday Life? Chronology Contemporary Documents From the Poor Law Commission, Second Annual Report From 'The Poor Law Debate', The Annual Register, 1834 From letter to Thomas Beard (17 May 1837) From letter to Thomas Haines (3 June 1837) From letter to Richard Bentley (16 September 1837) From letter to Mrs George Hogarth (26 October 1837) From letter to Richard Bentley (?early January 1838) From letter to G. H. Lewes (?9 June 1838) From letter to George Cruikshank (?6 October 1838) From letter to John Forster (6 or 13 October 1838) From letter to John Forster (21 January 1839) [An Appeal to Fallen Women]. (28 October 1847) From letter to Mrs [Eliza] Davis (10 July 1863) From letter to Mrs [Eliza] Davis (16 November 1864) From John Forster, The Life of Charles Dickens From George Cruikshank, 'The Origin of Oliver Twist' (1871) From Queen Victoria, The Girlhood of Queen Victoria From Edward Bulwer Lytton, Preface (1840) to Paul Clifford (1830) From Edward Bulwer Lytton, 'A Word to the Public' (1846) 2: Interpretations Critical History Early Critical Reception From [Charles Buller], 'The Works of Dickens' (1837) From [John Forster], review in the Examiner (1837) From [G. H. Lewes?], review of Sketches, Pickwick and Oliver Twist (1837) From [Thomas Henry Lister], review of Sketches, Pickwick, Nickleby and Oliver Twist (1838) From anonymous review of Oliver Twist, The Spectator (1838) From unsigned review of Oliver Twist, Literary Gazette (1838) From William Makepeace Thackeray, 'Horæ Catnachianæ' (1839) From [Richard Ford] 'Oliver Twist; or the Parish Boy's Progress' (1839) From William Makepeace Thackeray, Catherine (1839-40) From [Anonymous], 'Charles Dickens and His Works' (1840) From [Anonymous], 'Literary Recipes' (1841) From George Gissing, 'Oliver Twist' (c. 1898-1900) Modern Criticism From G. K. Chesterton, 'Oliver Twist' (1911) From Edmund Wilson, 'Dickens: The Two Scrooges' (1941) From George Orwell, 'Charles Dickens' (1946) From Humphry House, 'The Macabre Dickens' (1947) From Humphry House, Introduction to The Adventures of Oliver Twist (1949) From Graham Greene, 'The Young Dickens' (1951) From Harry Stone, 'Dickens and the Jews' (1959) From John Bayley, 'Oliver Twist: Things as They Really Are' (1962) From Steven Marcus, 'Who is Fagin?' (1985) From John Lucas, The Melancholy Man (1970) From J. Hillis Miller, 'The Fiction of Realism' (1971) From Dennis Walder, Dickens and Religion (1981) From Helena Michie, The Flesh Made Word (1987) From D. A. Miller, The Novel and the Police (1988) From John O. Jordan, 'The Purloined Handkerchief' (1989) From Deborah Heller, 'The Outcast as Villain and Victim' (1990) From Patricia Ingham, Dickens, Women and Language (1992) From John Bowen, Other Dickens (2000) From Juliet John, Dickens's Villains (2001) 3: The Work in Performance From letter to Frederick Yates (?29 November 1838) From George Almar, Oliver Twist (1838) From John Forster, The Life of Charles Dickens From the reading text of Dickens's 'Sikes and Nancy' From pressbook, William Cowen (dir.), Oliver Twist (1933) From pressbook, David Lean (dir.), Oliver Twist (1948)Reviews of Screen Adaptations From [Anonymous], 'Berlin Cinema Fight', Guardian (21 February 1949)From [Anonymous], 'Baton Charge on Berlin Oliver Twist Objectors', Daily Telegraph (22 February 1949) From Rhoda Koenig review, Evening Standard (7 July 1999) From James Rampton, Independent Review (1 December 1999) 4: Key Passages The Author's Preface to the Third Edition of Oliver Twist (1841); Preface to the Cheap Edition of Oliver Twist (1850) 5: Further Reading.

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Introduction 1: Contexts: Contextual Overview
Literary and Biographical Background; Social
Historical and Cultural Background; The Poor Law Amendment Act; Utilitarianism; The Civilization of Everyday Life? Chronology Contemporary Documents From the Poor Law Commission
Second Annual Report From 'The Poor Law Debate'
The Annual Register
1834 From letter to Thomas Beard (17 May 1837) From letter to Thomas Haines (3 June 1837) From letter to Richard Bentley (16 September 1837) From letter to Mrs George Hogarth (26 October 1837) From letter to Richard Bentley (?early January 1838) From letter to G. H. Lewes (?9 June 1838) From letter to George Cruikshank (?6 October 1838) From letter to John Forster (6 or 13 October 1838) From letter to John Forster (21 January 1839) [An Appeal to Fallen Women]. (28 October 1847) From letter to Mrs [Eliza] Davis (10 July 1863) From letter to Mrs [Eliza] Davis (16 November 1864) From John Forster
The Life of Charles Dickens From George Cruikshank
'The Origin of Oliver Twist' (1871) From Queen Victoria
The Girlhood of Queen Victoria From Edward Bulwer Lytton
Preface (1840) to Paul Clifford (1830) From Edward Bulwer Lytton
'A Word to the Public' (1846) 2: Interpretations Critical History Early Critical Reception From [Charles Buller]
'The Works of Dickens' (1837) From [John Forster]
review in the Examiner (1837) From [G. H. Lewes?]
review of Sketches
Pickwick and Oliver Twist (1837) From [Thomas Henry Lister]
review of Sketches
Pickwick
Nickleby and Oliver Twist (1838) From anonymous review of Oliver Twist
The Spectator (1838) From unsigned review of Oliver Twist
Literary Gazette (1838) From William Makepeace Thackeray
'Horæ Catnachianæ' (1839) From [Richard Ford] 'Oliver Twist; or the Parish Boy's Progress' (1839) From William Makepeace Thackeray
Catherine (1839-40) From [Anonymous]
'Charles Dickens and His Works' (1840) From [Anonymous]
'Literary Recipes' (1841) From George Gissing
'Oliver Twist' (c. 1898-1900) Modern Criticism From G. K. Chesterton
'Oliver Twist' (1911) From Edmund Wilson
'Dickens: The Two Scrooges' (1941) From George Orwell
'Charles Dickens' (1946) From Humphry House
'The Macabre Dickens' (1947) From Humphry House
Introduction to The Adventures of Oliver Twist (1949) From Graham Greene
'The Young Dickens' (1951) From Harry Stone
'Dickens and the Jews' (1959) From John Bayley
'Oliver Twist: Things as They Really Are' (1962) From Steven Marcus
'Who is Fagin?' (1985) From John Lucas
The Melancholy Man (1970) From J. Hillis Miller
'The Fiction of Realism' (1971) From Dennis Walder
Dickens and Religion (1981) From Helena Michie
The Flesh Made Word (1987) From D. A. Miller
The Novel and the Police (1988) From John O. Jordan
'The Purloined Handkerchief' (1989) From Deborah Heller
'The Outcast as Villain and Victim' (1990) From Patricia Ingham
Dickens
Women and Language (1992) From John Bowen
Other Dickens (2000) From Juliet John
Dickens's Villains (2001) 3: The Work in Performance From letter to Frederick Yates (?29 November 1838) From George Almar
Oliver Twist (1838) From John Forster
The Life of Charles Dickens From the reading text of Dickens's 'Sikes and Nancy' From pressbook
William Cowen (dir.)
Oliver Twist (1933) From pressbook
David Lean (dir.)
Oliver Twist (1948)Reviews of Screen Adaptations From [Anonymous]
'Berlin Cinema Fight'
Guardian (21 February 1949)From [Anonymous]
'Baton Charge on Berlin Oliver Twist Objectors'
Daily Telegraph (22 February 1949) From Rhoda Koenig review
Evening Standard (7 July 1999) From James Rampton
Independent Review (1 December 1999) 4: Key Passages The Author's Preface to the Third Edition of Oliver Twist (1841); Preface to the Cheap Edition of Oliver Twist (1850) 5: Further Reading.