Dickens and demolition : literary afterlives and mid-nineteenth century urban development /

Dickens and Demolition examines how tropes, characters, or extracts from Dickens' fiction were repurposed as a portable terminology in arguments for large-scale demolition and redevelopment projects in London during his lifetime.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hofer-Robinson, Joanna (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2018]
Colección:Edinburgh critical studies in Victorian culture.
Temas:
Dickens, Charles, > 1812-1870 > Criticism and interpretation.
Dickens, Charles, > 1812-1870.
1800-1899
Urbanization > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
City planning > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Urbanisation > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
City planning.
Urbanization.
Great Britain.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Charles Dickens and Metropolitan Improvements
  • 2. Sets and the City: Staging London and Oliver Twist
  • 3. Dickensian Afterlives and the Demolition of Field Lane
  • 4. Paperwork and Philanthropy: Dickens's Involvement in Metropolitan Improvement
  • 5. From Sanitary Reform to Cultural Memory: The Case of Jacob's Island.

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