Dickens and the Unreal City: Searching for Spiritual Significance in Nineteenth-Century London

Smith, K.

Dickens's London often acts as a complex symbol, composed of numerous sub-symbols, such as crowd, river, railway networks and police systems. This book is particularly interested in how Dickens's treatment of the city allows him to re-examine traditional Christian discourses on the issues of revelation, renunciation and regeneration.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2008-07-15

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230545236

DOI: 10.1057/9780230583252

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 244