Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-303) and index.

"Major works by Charles Dickens": pages 261-262.

"Laurence Mazzeno's book traces the history of Dickens's reputation from the earliest reviews by his contemporaries through the work of early twenty-first century commentators. Chapters concentrate on the way judgements of Dickens changed as new standards for evaluating fiction came to dominate academic discussion. Mazzeno also places emphasis on the past three decades, showing how literary theory has opened up new ways of reading Dickens. What becomes clear is that, in attempting to provide fresh insight into Dickens's writings, critics often reveal as much about the predilections of their own age as they do about the novelist."--Jacket.

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