1st Edition

The Magic Lantern Representations of the Double in Dickens

By Maria Cristina Paganoni Copyright 2007
212 Pages
by Routledge

212 Pages
by Routledge

212 Pages
by Routledge

The book provides an original investigation of the double trope as a central area of Dicken’s writings in their relation to Victorian culture, using this examination of the double to shed light on such issues as urban space and imperialism in the Victorian era.

Introduction  1. Writing the Double  2. Double Characters  3. Dreamlands  4. Double Meaningd

Biography

Maria Cristina Paganoni is Associate Professor of English at the University of Milan, Italy.