Literary Lives: A Literary Life

Smith, Grahame

This study of Dickens's career as a professional writer uses a range of material to describe and analyze the ways in which his work can be seen as a form of literary production. It thus offers a challenge to traditional accounts which stress the private nature of Dickens's genius. Smith focuses on the communal nature of Dickens's achievement in his struggles with publishers, the expectations of a vast public, and the demands of serialization.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 1996-03-08

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9780333557198

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-24489-8

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 190