1st Edition
The Social Novel in England 1830-1850 (RLE Dickens) Routledge Library Editions: Charles Dickens Volume 2
By Louis Cazamian
Copyright 1973
384 Pages
by
Routledge
384 Pages
by
Routledge
384 Pages
by
Routledge
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This is the first English translation of Le Roman social en Angleterre by Louis Cazamian, which is widely recognized as the classic survey of Victorian social fiction.
Starting from the eighteenth century, Cazamian traces the ways in which rationalism and romanticism intertwined and competed, particularly in relation to radical political philosophy. He shows how industrialization... Read more
1. The Rise of Individualism 2. The Utilitarian Novel 3. Idealism and the Interventionist Reaction 4. Dickens: the Philosophy of Christmas 5. Implicit Social Comment in Dickens’ Novels 6. Disraeli: Social Toryism 7. Mrs Gaskell and Christian Interventionism 8. Kingsley: Christian Socialism
Biography
Louis Cazamian
