Physiognomy of capital in Charles Dickens
Subtitle: an essay in dialectical criticism
By: Hye-Joon Yoon.
Publisher: International Scholars Publications
Published: 1998
Place of publication: San Francisco, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 340
Subjects: Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 -- Knowledge -- Economics.; Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 -- Political and social views.; Capitalism and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.; Literature and society -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.; Dialectical materialism in literature.; Social problems in literature.
Description: A materialist approach to the fictions of Charles Dickens based on a reading-in of the historical background, creative application of Walter Benjamin's methodology, as well as a re-reading the philological core of the minor works. Re-configures the canonical novels within the framework of 19th century London and the capital/cash nexus of Charles Dickens' fictive network.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [323]-340) and index.