Dickens and the Gothic

This Element focuses on representations of social and psychological entrapment demonstrating how Dickens employs the Gothic to evaluate how institutions and formations of history impinge on the individual. An analysis of these forms of Gothic entrapment reveals how these institutions and representations of history function Gothically in Dickens.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Prisons; 2. History; 3. Ghosts; Conclusion; References.

Summary

This Element focuses on representations of social and psychological entrapment demonstrating how Dickens employs the Gothic to evaluate how institutions and formations of history impinge on the individual. An analysis of these forms of Gothic entrapment reveals how these institutions and representations of history function Gothically in Dickens.

Foreword

This Element explores how Dickens employs the Gothic in order to emphasise the importance of social reform.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Smith, Andrew (University of Sheffield) Smith
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2024
• EAN: 9781009539104
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0953910-4
• No. of pages: 64
• Series: Elements in the Gothic
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Classic horror & ghost stories, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Classic horror and ghost stories, English literature - 1700-1830; English literature (general)