Dickens, novel reading, and the Victorian popular theatre
Vlock, Deborah1998
Book
In this study, the author argues that novels were created by the popular theatre in the 19th-century, and that the possibility of reading and writing narrative was conditioned by the culture of the stage. She also examines Dickens' theatrical sources.
Main title:
Dickens, novel reading, and the Victorian popular theatre / Deborah Vlock.
Author:
Imprint:
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
Collation:
xii, 226p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-222) and index.
ISBN:
9780521640848 (hbk)
Dewey class:
823.8823.83Di
Local class:
823.8
Language:
English
Subject:
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 -- Criticism and interpretationFiction -- Appreciation -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centuryTheater -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centuryTheater and society -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centuryPopular culture -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centuryGreat Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
BRN:
40353