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9780737703399

Readings on a Christmas Carol, Literary Companion to British Literature

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  • ISBN13:

    9780737703399

  • ISBN10:

    0737703393

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-04-01
  • Publisher: Greenhaven Pr
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Summary

Dickens's classic tale is examined in essays that focus on imagery, themes, biblical allusions, and critical reaction to the story.

Table of Contents

Foreword 9(11)
Introduction 11(1)
Charles Dickens: A Biography 12(18)
Characters and Plot 30(8)
Design and Imagery in A Christmas Carol
The Function of Time
38(7)
Robert L. Patten
A Christmas Carol's Fairy-Tale Format
45(10)
Harry Stone
The Character of the Narrator
55(13)
James A. Davies
Themes in A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol and the Search for Lost Innocence
68(15)
Elliot L. Gilbert
A Christmas Carol and the Economic Man
83(8)
Edgar Johnson
Scrooge's Dreams
91(10)
William E. Morris
The Conversion of Scrooge
101(10)
Joseph Gold
A Christmas Carol: Dickens's Christmas Vision
Dickens's Exaltation of Christmas and Home
111(9)
Catherine Waters
Dickens's Defense of Christmas
120(8)
G.K. Chesterton
A Carol for Mankind
128(7)
J.H. McNulty
A Christmas Carol Is a Superficial Crowd-Pleaser
135(5)
D.B. Wyndham
Biblical Allusions in A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol and the Conversion of the Jews
140(5)
Jane Vogel
Old and New Testament Worlds in A Christmas Carol
145(5)
Paul Davis
The Three Magi in A Christmas Carol
150(13)
Donald Perkins
Chronology 163(5)
For Further Research 168(2)
Index 170

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