Dickens & Thackeray - Punishment And Forgiveness (Paperback, 1)

Attitudes toward punishment and forgiveness in English society of the nineteenth century came, for the most part, out of Christianity. In actual experience the ideal was not often met, but in the literature of the time the model was important. For novelists attempting to tell exciting and dramatic stories, violent and criminal activities played an important role, and, according to convention, had to be corrected through poetic justice or human punishment. Both Dickens’ and Thackeray’s novels subscribed to the ideal, but dealt with the dilemma it presented in slightly different ways. At a time when a great deal of attention has been directed toward economic production and consumption as the bases for value, Reed’s well-documented study reviving moral belief as a legitimate concern for the analysis of nineteenth-century English texts is particularly illuminating.

General

Imprint:	Ohio University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 1996
First published:	December 1996
Authors:	John R. Reed
Dimensions:	152 x 229 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	528
Edition:	1
ISBN-13:	978-0-8214-1175-9
Categories:	Books Promotions
LSN:	0-8214-1175-6
Barcode:	9780821411759

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