Dickens's Villains: Melodrama, Character, Popular Culture

By Juliet John

Book Overview

This is the first major study of Dickens's villains. They embody, John argues, the crucial fusion between the "deviant" and "theatrical" aspects of his writing. Though there have been many studies of both the macabre and the dramatic Dickens, this book sets up a dialogue between these two main strands and suggests a new way understanding the cultural and political implications of his melodramatic aesthetics.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199261377
• ISBN13: 9780199261376
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 8.5"