The Old Curiosity Shop
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1997
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-812493-1 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-812493-1 (ISBN)
The complete manuscript, many corrected proofs, and some working notes of "The Old Curiosity Shop" survive. This edition benefits from the revelation of material which Dickens had himself obscured or discarded. It scrutinizes the importance of the wood engravings dropped into the text.
The Old Curiosity Shop was expanded from a short tale to save Dickens's failing periodical Master Humphrey's Clock (1840-1); it is the first of his novels of which the complete manuscript, many corrected proofs, and some working notes survive. This makes it uniquely interesting to both the textual critic and general reader. Forster's Life of Dickens played down the novelist's dependence on his friend's help, but the proofs reveal at first hand the nature of Forster's assistance as well as Dickens's own practice. In conjunction with the manuscript, which contains two previously unprinted notes to his publisher, they show Dickens dealing with the unexpected demands of weekly serialization of an unplanned, full-length novel. This is most obvious as he approaches the death of Little Nell, in whose fate both he and his readers became emotionally involved.
This is the first edition to benefit from the recent revelation of material which Dickens had himself obscured or discarded on manuscript versos, and the first to scrutinize the importance and impact of the wood engravings dropped into the text.
The Old Curiosity Shop was expanded from a short tale to save Dickens's failing periodical Master Humphrey's Clock (1840-1); it is the first of his novels of which the complete manuscript, many corrected proofs, and some working notes survive. This makes it uniquely interesting to both the textual critic and general reader. Forster's Life of Dickens played down the novelist's dependence on his friend's help, but the proofs reveal at first hand the nature of Forster's assistance as well as Dickens's own practice. In conjunction with the manuscript, which contains two previously unprinted notes to his publisher, they show Dickens dealing with the unexpected demands of weekly serialization of an unplanned, full-length novel. This is most obvious as he approaches the death of Little Nell, in whose fate both he and his readers became emotionally involved.
This is the first edition to benefit from the recent revelation of material which Dickens had himself obscured or discarded on manuscript versos, and the first to scrutinize the importance and impact of the wood engravings dropped into the text.
References and Abbreviations ; Introduction ; Descriptive List of Editions ; THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP ; Appendices: A Additional apparatus; B Dickens's number plans and memoranda; C Weekly and monthly parts of Master Humphrey's Clock; D Distribution of MS among compositors; E Preface to Master Humphrey's Clock, vol. I; F Preface to the Cheap (1848), Library (1858), and Charles Dickens (1867) Editions; G 'Master Humphrey from his Clock Side in the Chimney Corner'; H Variant issues of The Old Curiosity Shop; I The descriptive headlines added in 1867; J Finding list of illustrations; K Little Nell on stage
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 13.11.1997 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Clarendon Dickens |
| Zusatzinfo | halftones, original woodcut illustrations by Cattermole and `Phiz' |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 149 x 225 mm |
| Gewicht | 1073 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturgeschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-812493-7 / 0198124937 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-812493-1 / 9780198124931 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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