Texts, Contexts and Intertextuality Dickens as a Reader

• Other Authors: Lennartz, Norbert (Editor), Koch, Dieter (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Anthologies (non-poetry); Literary Collections; European; English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

While Dickens used to be seen as a writer of shallow and sentimental children's literature, as the prolific caterer to the new market of mass literature, this collection of essays shows that Dickens was not only a reader of high-brow literature, but also expected his readers to understand them...