Dickens and the Myth of the Reader

by Carolyn Oulton

This study explores the ways in which Dickens's published work and his thousands of letters intersect, to shape and promote particular myths of the reading experience, as well as redefining the status of the writer. It shows that the boundaries between private and public writing are subject to constant disruption and readjustment, as recipients of letters are asked to see themselves as privileged readers of coded text or to appropriate novels as...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138230324
• ISBN13: 9781138230323
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.1"