Dickens, Melodrama, and the Parodic Imagination

Dickens, Melodrama, and the Parodic Imagination Rem Tore Wydawca: AMS Press Data wydania: 2002 ISBN: 9780404644581 Liczba stron: 239 Format: Rodzaj oprawy: Hardback Opis produktu: The traditional view of parody as a low and parasitic form has been challenged by a number of critics. This text examines the exemplary use of parody in the novels of Charles Dickens, focusing on how he parodies the mode of melodrama while simultaneously employing melodramatic devices.