The Companion to 'A Tale of Two Cities'
1st Edition
Published on 1. August 2021
192 pages
978-1-000-38475-8 (ISBN)
Description
This book, first published in 1988, reveals the great care Dickens took with the planning and preparation of A Tale of Two Cities and its roots. It also explores the aspects of Dickens's life, especially his interest in private theatricals, which contributed to the genesis of the novel. For the first time the historical sources for the very individual account of the French Revolution presented in A Tale of Two Cities are examined, and the book investigates the novelist's debt to French and English eye-witnesses. This Companion identifies the multitude of allusions to what Dickens often regarded as the whims of eighteenth-century justice, religion, philosophy, fashion and society. It provides the modern reader with both fundamental sources of information and a fascinating account of the creation of a complex historical novel.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Adult education
Product notice
Reflowable
ISBN-13
978-1-000-38475-8 (9781000384758)
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The Companion to 'A Tale of Two Cities'
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Content
1. Introduction 2. A Note on the Text 3. How to Use the Notes 4. The Notes 5. The Illustrations to A Tale of Two Cities
