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Some Keywords in Dickens
Close Reading 4
ISBN/EAN: 9783847113157
Umbreit-Nr.: 919328
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 237 S., with 2 figures
Format in cm:
Einband:
kartoniertes Buch
Erschienen am 09.08.2021
Auflage: 1/2021
- Zusatztext
- This volume shows how highly conscious Dickens was of words – of their meaning of course, and of the ideas they conjured up, but also of their very substance, texture, plasticity, visuality, and resonance, as well as their interactions with other words, and with their cultural environment. Each keyword is treated not as a semantic unit with a fixed meaning but rather as a flexible linguistic construct. Some keywords are just a word, a characteristic or even idiosyncratic lexical unit; some are treated as a load-bearing conceptual category or theme; some disintegrate into noise, complicating readers’ assumptions about what a keyword must be. The focus shifts from “word” at micro- to macro-levels of signification, at times denoting wider cultural usage. Dynamic relations, oppositions, correlations and overlappings result from these individualized reading journeys, creating unforeseen and rich systems of meaning.
- Autorenportrait
- Michael Hollington is Life Member of Clare Hall, Cambridge University, and best known as a Dickensian for his book "Dickens and the Grotesque", and two edited collections, "Charles Dickens: Critical Assessments" in 4 volumes and "The Reception of Charles Dickens" in 2.
- Schlagzeile
- The authors of "Some Keywords in Dickens" have selected, out of the writer's texts, words remarkable for their relevant impact, meaning, frequent occurrence and enduring resonance in his age as well as in our time.