Thackeray’s Cultural Frame of Reference: Allusion in The Newcomes

McMaster, R.D.

This study of "The Newcomes" explores the cultural density found within the novel and reveals how Thackeray exploited allusion in order to present an archetypal and cyclical vision of life, questioning the status and value of fictions and blurring distinctions between history and fiction.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 1991-01-01

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349120277

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-12025-3

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 194