Description: In Dickens and the Imagined Child, leading scholars explore the function of the child and childhood within Dickens's imagination and reflect on the cultural resonance of his engagement with this topic. Part I begins by proposing a typology of the Dickensian child that is followed by discussions of specific child characters, while Part II focuses on
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"This volume will supplement the rich literature on Dickens and reward those fascinated by this novelist and his immersion in the past's meaning. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty." - Choice Reviews
"The eleven essays in the collection provide stimulating new readings of Dickens's work, offering a range of critical approaches and insights...every essay offers its own unique insights, and the volume attains a uniformly high academic standard throughout is wide-ranging and stimulating collection is an important addition to a fascinating area of Dickens scholarship." - Gill Ballinger, University of West England, Modern Language Review
"Dickens and the Imagined Child is an enjoyable collection of essays that provide distinct interpretive models for analyzing representations of child and childhood in the novelist's works, life, and culture. The collection will serve as a valuable resource for curious readers and scholars of Dickensian writing in all of its various narrative forms and stylistic functions." - John Murray, Curry College