Charles Dickens : [a life defined by writing] /

Charles Dickens : [a life defined by writing] /

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:Slater, Michael, author.
Imprint:New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2009.
Description:1 online resource (xvi, 696 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, portraits
Language:English
Subject:
Dickens, Charles, -- 1812-1870.
Dickens, Charles, -- 1812-1870.
Authors, English -- 19th century -- Biography.
Authors, English.
Biographies.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11212943
Hidden Bibliographic Details
ISBN:9781441645586
1441645586
0300112076
9780300112078
9780300165524
0300165528
1282501402
9781282501409
9786612501401
6612501405
9780300112078
0300112076
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Subtitle from cover.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 624-670) and index.
English.
Online resource; title from digital title page (JSTOR platform, viewed December 2, 2016).
Summary:This long-awaited biography, twenty years after the last major account, uncovers Dickens the man through the profession in which he excelled. Drawing on a lifetime's study of this prodigiously brilliant figure, Michael Slater explores the personal and emotional life, the high-profile public activities, the relentless travel, the charitable works, the amateur theatricals and the astonishing productivity. But the core focus is Dickens' career as a writer and professional author, covering not only his big novels but also his phenomenal output of other writing--letters, journalism, shorter fiction, plays, verses, essays, writings for children, travel books, speeches, and scripts for his public readings, and the relationships among them. Slater's account, rooted in deep research but written with affection, clarity, and economy, illuminates the context of each of the great novels while locating the life of the author within the imagination that created them. It highlights Dickens' boundless energy, his passion for order and fascination with disorder, his organizational genius, his deep concern for the poor and outrage at indifference towards them, his susceptibility towards young women, his love of Christmas and fairy tales, and his hatred of tyranny.
Other form:Print version: Slater, Michael. Charles Dickens. New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2009 9780300112078

System Under Maintenance

Our Library Management System is currently under maintenance.

Holdings and item availability information is currently unavailable. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause and contact us for further assistance:

catalog@lib.uchicago.edu

Similar Items