The verse of Charles Dickens / edited by Lydia Craig and Emily Middleton.
| Other author | Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. |
| Other author | Craig, Lydia, editor. |
| Other author | Middleton, Emily, editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2025] |
| Description | xiv, 242 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | List of Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Note on the Texts -- Introduction: Dickens as Poet -- The Autograph Albums of Maria and Anne Beadnell -- O'Thello (1833-4) -- The Autograph Album of Ellen Beard -- The Autograph Album of Anna Maria Carter Hall -- The Strange Gentleman (1836) -- The Village Coquettes (1836) -- The Autograph Album of Georgina Ross -- The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (1836-7) -- Is She His Wife? Or, Something Singular! (1837) -- The Lamplighter (1838) -- The Autograph Album of Priscilla Horton -- The Old Curiosity Shop (1840-1) -- Martin Chuzzlewit (1843-4) -- The Autograph Album of Christiana Weller -- The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In (December 1844) -- The Autograph Album of Henry Riley Bradbury -- Dombey and Son (1846-8) -- Songs Incidental to the Character of 'Tom Thumb', as Represented by Mr H (6 January 1854) -- The Lighthouse (May 1855) -- The Frozen Deep (1856) -- Unknown Autograph Album -- Little Dorrit (1855-7) -- Great Expectations (1860-1) -- 'Romance. From the Pen of Lieutenant-Colonel Robin Redforth', Holiday Romance, Our Young Folks (March 1868) -- The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1870) -- Appendix A: Poems Attributed to Charles Dickens -- Appendix B: Poems Potentially Authored by Charles Dickens -- Appendix C: Poems Incorrectly Attributed to Charles Dickens -- References |
| Abstract | The Verse of Charles Dickens reveals Charles Dickens's complex, tortured relationship from 1830 to 1870 with the form and function of verse, a highly influential literary medium in the nineteenth century. Renowned as a prose writer, not as a poet, Dickens's various engagements with the genre reflect a dichotomy of enjoyment and aversion. Positioning Dickens as sensitive to the emotive capacities of verse, despite arguably lacking lyrical talent, solidifies the active role it played in his career and relationships. Whether utilising it for flirtation, political satire, parody, eulogy, or to construct elaborate riddles, Dickens continued to 'drop into' poetry. Furthermore, as editor of Household Words and All the Year Round, he regulated and influenced its periodical production by other Victorian writers. Uncovering new biographical and historical allusions in over one hundred verse items, this collection's editorial apparatus also cites Dickens's oeuvre and previous scholarship, clarifies definitions, and demystifies cultural references. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN | 9781399531108 |
| ISBN | 1399531107 |
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