David Copperfield Unbound - A Genetic Study

David Copperfield Unbound is a highly original exploration of the sources and motivations underpinning this canonical work, treated here as a melting pot of ideas and a proto-modernist masterpiece.

List of contents

Introduction
To the reader whom I love: a preface on prefaces
1. Elephants, lions and Yarmouth bloaters
2. I have forgotten this gentleman's name
3. Don't be galvanic, sir!
4. Not properly born
5. King Charles and other Charleys
6. Mr. Dick and I
7. Looking out for Greek roots
8. My mind is so divided
9. An innocent, romantic boy
10. An Egyptian temple in itself
11. The most secret current of my mind
12. Britannia, that unfortunate female
Conclusion: David Copperfield rebound

About the author

Jeremy Parrott taught English at universities in Britain, France, and Hungary until 2014, since which time he has been an independent Charles Dickens scholar. He publishes in Dickens Quarterly and The Dickensian and has posted over 50 videos on various aspects of his research on the YouTube channel Dickens & Co. He is currently a Senior Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Buckingham and Associate Editor of the Dickens Online Letters Project.

Summary

David Copperfield Unbound is a highly original exploration of the sources and motivations underpinning this canonical work, treated here as a melting pot of ideas and a proto-modernist masterpiece.

Product details

• Authors: Jeremy Parrott
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.03.2025
• EAN: 9781032887333
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3288733-3
• No. of pages: 382
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory, LITERARY CRITICISM / Comparative Literature, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary theory, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers