Dickens and the Unreal City

Dickens and the Unreal City
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 258
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ISBN-10 : 9780230583252
ISBN-13 : 0230583253
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Book Synopsis Dickens and the Unreal City by : K. Smith

Download or read book Dickens and the Unreal City written by K. Smith and published by Springer. This book was released on 2008-07-15 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dickens's London often acts as a complex symbol, composed of numerous sub-symbols, such as crowd, river, railway networks and police systems. This book is particularly interested in how Dickens's treatment of the city allows him to re-examine traditional Christian discourses on the issues of revelation, renunciation and regeneration.


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