Dickens, Sexuality and Gender |
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| Editor:
| Nayder, Lillian |
| Series title: | A Library of Essays on Charles Dickens Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4094-3095-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2012 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $425.00 |
Book Description:
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This volume of essays examines Dickens's complex representations of sexuality and gender, as well as his use of gender ideologies and sexual and gender differences, over the course of his literary career from his first sketches and early novels to his late works of fiction. The essays provide an introduction to the most recent approaches to Dickens's fiction in addition to those now considered classic, draw on queer theory and also feature a variety of methodologies, ranging across...
More DescriptionThis volume of essays examines Dickens's complex representations of sexuality and gender, as well as his use of gender ideologies and sexual and gender differences, over the course of his literary career from his first sketches and early novels to his late works of fiction. The essays provide an introduction to the most recent approaches to Dickens's fiction in addition to those now considered classic, draw on queer theory and also feature a variety of methodologies, ranging across feminist, historicist and psychoanalytic methods of interpretation.