Charles Dickens and the Image of Women
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How successful is Dickens in his portrayal of women? Dickens has been represented (along with William Blake and D.H. Lawrence) as one who championed the life of the emotions often associated with the "feminine." Yet some of his most important heroines are totally submissive and docile.
Dickens, of course, had to accept the conventions of his time. It is obvious, argues Holbrook, that Dickens idealized the father-daughter relationship, and indeed,...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0814734839
ISBN13:9780814734834
Release Date:February 1993
Publisher:New York University Press
Length:208 Pages
Weight:0.92 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.3" x 9.3"
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