The Bible in Charles Dickens’ Novels, SIGNED Janet Larson. Victorian Literature

Description: The Bible in Charles Dickens’ Novels, SIGNED Janet Larson. Victorian Literature Dickens and the Broken Scripture by Janet L Larson University of Georgia Press, 1985. Blue cloth hard covers with silver spine titles, dust jacket, octavo, b&w illustrations, 364 pages, Notes and Index. Inscribed and Signed by the author, “Janet / May 1986” on front endpaper. “In Dickens and the Broken Scripture, Janet Larson examines the paradoxical role of the Bible in Dickens novels, from such early works as Oliver Twist and Dombey and Son, in which the Bible and the Book of Common Prayer were drawn upon for the most part as stable sources of reassurance and order, to the far more complex novels of Dickens maturity, such as Bleak House, Little Dorrit, and Our Mutual Friend. In these later works, biblical allusion performs an increasingly contradictory and dissonant role that brings into question not only the moral character of Victorian society but also the sanctity of received religious traditions. Critics have tended to view Dickens extensive use of the Bible as a not particularly complex or admirable aspect of his artistry--as a device he used primarily as a means of reassuring and building solidarity with his Victorian public. But as Larson demonstrates, Dickens use of biblical allusion was as sophisticated and multifaceted as his use of character, narrative, description, and plot. In Dickens novels, the Bible is a broken book, in need of revitalization and reinterpretation for his time, but also desperately vulnerable to attack from the tempestuous Victorian society of his day.” ---- from the dust jacket CONDITION: Near Fine book in Good dust jacket. (Book has inscription on front endpaper. Dust jacket has marginal wear, chips and short tears.) Check our other auctions and store listings for additional unusual items. Check our other auctions and store listings for additional unusual items Listing and template services provided by inkFrog

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