| Description |
xiii,370 pages ; 25cm |
| Contents |
1. Dickens, Cruikshank, and the sanctity of fairy tales : a prologue -- 2. The fairy-tale heritage : "All .. as of yore ..infinite delights" -- 3. Dickens' fabling mind : "A mist of fancy over well-remembered facts" -- 4. From Pickwick to Chuzzlewit : fairy tales and the apprentice novels -- 5. The Christmas books : "Giving nursery tales a higher form" -- 6. Dombey and Son : the new fairy-tale method -- 7. David Copperfield : the fairy-tale method perfected -- 8. Great Expectations : the factual matrix -- 9. Great Expectations : the fairy-tale transformation |
| Analysis |
Fiction in English. Dickens, Charles. Influence of fairy tales |
| Notes |
Fiction in English. Dickens, Charles. Influence of fairy tales (BNB/PRECIS) |
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Originally published: Indiana : Indiana University Press, 1979 |
| Bibliography |
Bibl.: pages 352-360. - Index |
| Subject |
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 -- Knowledge -- Folk-lore, mythology
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Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 -- Knowledge -- Folklore, mythology
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Children's literature -- History and criticism.
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Fairy tales -- History and criticism.
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Fairy tales -- Influence.
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Fantasy in literature.
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| ISBN |
0333276973 |
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