Title Dickens and Empire : Discourses of Class, Race and Colonialism in the Works of Charles Dickens

Published Brookfield : Taylor and Francis, 2004

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Description 1 online resource (223 pages) Series The Nineteenth Century Series Nineteenth Century Series Contents Emigration, transportation, and the problem of closure -- National identity -- The racial other -- Red tape and circumlocution : the Crimean War -- 'How to make an India pickle' -- A tale of three revolutions : Dickens's response to the Sepoy Rebellion -- Containing Cawnpore : the reinvention and reinterpretation of the Indian mutiny -- The 1860s and the decline of the discourse Summary Charles Dickens' views on class and race have, in the past, been misread. This book does not exonerate him from charges of racism, but examines his changing imaginative engagement with the empire and his complex attitude toward the racial other at key stages of personal, national and global significance Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-199) and index Notes Print version record Subject Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 -- Political and social views Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 -- Knowledge -- India SUBJECT Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 fast Dickens, Charles. swd Subject Imperialism in literature. Literature and society -- England -- History -- 19th century Social classes in literature. Colonies in literature. Race in literature. Colonies in literature Imperialism in literature Literature Literature and society Political and social views Race in literature Social classes in literature Rassismus Motiv Kolonialismus Motiv Klassenbewusstsein SUBJECT India -- In literature Subject England India Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author Shattock, Joanne ISBN 9781351944502 1351944509

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