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Zusatztext A little gem. Informationen zum Autor Paul Schlicke is editing the Clarendon edition of Sketches by Boz. For Oxford World's Classics he has introduced and annotated Hard Times and Nicholas Nickleby. He was President of the Dickens Society of America in 1994, President of the Dickens Fellowship 2003-5, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Charles Dickens Museum, 2005-9. Klappentext Following the phenomenal popularity of Sketches by Boz and The Pickwick Papers, Dickens produced two short volumes of Sketches of Young Gentlemen and Young Couples, in response to the appearance of Sketches of Young Ladies by 'Quiz'. Each volume purports to dissect the characteristics of familiar types such as 'The Bashful Young Gentleman', 'The Literary Young Lady', and 'The Couple who Coddle themselves'. Whimsical, satirical, witty and exuberant, the sketches ridicule the behaviour of their subjects with perfect comic effect, rendering Mr Whiffler, Mrs Chopper and their companions instantly recognizable. They offer intriguing glimpses of courtship rituals and relations between the sexes at the outset of the Victorian era, and fascinating evidence of a writer learning his craft and refining his style. This edition includes the original illustrations by Phiz, and an introduction that examines the appeal of the sketch, a literary genre in which Dickens excelled throughout his career. Zusammenfassung Following the phenomenal popularity of Sketches by Boz and The Pickwick Papers, Dickens produced two short volumes of Sketches of Young Gentlemen and Young Couples, in response to the appearance of Sketches of Young Ladies by 'Quiz'. Each volume purports to dissect the characteristics of familiar types such as 'The Bashful Young Gentleman', 'The Literary Young Lady', and 'The Couple who Coddle themselves'. Whimsical, satirical, witty and exuberant, the sketches ridicule the behaviour of their subjects with perfect comic effect, rendering Mr Whiffler, Mrs Chopper and their companions instantly recognizable. They offer intriguing glimpses of courtship rituals and relations between the sexes at the outset of the Victorian era, and fascinating evidence of a writer learning his craft and refining his style.This edition includes the original illustrations by Phiz, and an introduction that examines the appeal of the sketch, a literary genre in which Dickens excelled throughout his career. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Sketches of Young Ladies The Young Lady who Sings The Busy Young Lady The Romantic Young Lady The Evangelical Young Lady The Matter-of-Fact Young Lady The Plain Young Lady The Literary Young Lady The Manly Young Lady The Young Lady who is Engaged The Stupid Young Lady The Interesting Young Lady The Petting Young Lady The Natural Historian Young Lady The Indirect Young Lady The Hyperbolical Young Lady The Whimsical Young Lady The Abstemious Young Lady The Sincere Young Lady The Affirmative Young Lady The Clever Young Lady The Mysterious Young Lady The Extremely Natural Young Lady The Lazy Young Lady The Young Lady from School Conclusion Sketches of Young Gentlemen The Bashful Young Gentleman The Out-and-Out Young Gentleman The Very Friendly Young Gentleman The Military Young Gentleman The Political Young Gentleman The Domestic Young Gentleman The Censorious Young Gentleman The Funny Young Gentleman The Theatrical Young Gentleman The Poetical Young Gentleman The "Throwing-off" Young Gentleman The Young Ladies' Young Gentleman Conclusion Sketches of Young Couples The Young Couple The Formal Couple The Loving Couple The Contradictory Couple The Couple who Dote upon their Children The Cool Couple The Plausible Couple The Nice Little Couple The Egotistical Couple Th...
