Dickens the enchanter / Peter Conrad.
| Author/creator | Conrad, Peter, 1948- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | London ; New York : Bloomsbury Continuum, 2025. |
| Description | xiii, 289 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Preface: a visionary companion -- On Planet Dick -- In the family -- In the dark -- Cabbalistic words -- The great creator -- Devilkins -- In Arabia -- Species and origins -- In the carvery -- In the forge -- Arranging the universe -- Heroes of his own life -- The so potent art -- In the crypt. |
| Abstract | "See Dickens as never before in this creative biography, which delves into his novels, journalistic essays and letters to reveal his strange, hilarious but obsessive personal character and the audacity of a mind that set out, as he said, to rearrange the universe. Peter Conrad's bold rediscovery of Dickens suggests that he alone rivals Shakespeare and in some ways betters him. As well as re-examining the great novels, Conrad's book probes the journalism in which Dickens reports on his risky ventures into the urban underworld. It also describes the celebrated but dangerously over-intense public readings in which, as at a seance, he allowed his most terrifying characters to take possession of him"--Publisher's description. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| ISBN | 1399409190 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781399409193 hardcover |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PR4581 .C66 2025 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |