Scenes and Characters from the Works of Charles Dickens (Annotated) - Charles Dickens - Books - Independently Published - 9798747330306 - May 1, 2021
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Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-Scenes and Characters from the Works of Charles Dickens by Charles Dickens. There is a question that Dickens's critics and lovers never seem to come to terms with, and that is the question of the original illustrations of his works. To the enthusiastic enthusiast, Phiz and Dickens seem inseparable, and no edition that does not contain the grotesque old and familiar imaginations of Hablot Browne or, in the previous volume, the equally abnormal guidelines portrayed by Cruikshank or Seymour, would be considered worthy of a place on your shelf. But a younger generation is growing, for whom traditional images do not have the charm of a long association, and among them it is common to hear the complaint that the natural humor and pathos of the author's best works are spoiled by the modern fantasy. The violent cartoons of the illustrator. "Let's fully assume these images," they say: "and illustrate the books with pretty conventions by more fashionable artists."Charles Dickens - Charles John Huffam Dickens FRSA (February 7, 1812 - June 9, 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is considered by many to be the best novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the 20th century, critics and scholars recognized him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories are still widely read today.

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released May 1, 2021
ISBN13 9798747330306
Publishers Independently Published
Pages 688
Dimensions 203 × 254 × 35 mm   ·   1.34 kg
Language English  

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