During the time when the American nation was emerging, the novels of a British author Charles Dickens contributed significantly to the making of American culture. The unique contribution of Charles Dickens's American Audience is the focus upon the testimony of Dickens's American readers as a unique "reading community": how his fiction intersected with their real lives, how he impacted American publishing, literacy, and educational reform, and how Americans loved the theatricality that Dickens brought to their lives.
During the time when the American nation was emerging, the novels of a British author Charles Dickens contributed significantly to the making of American culture. The unique contribution of Charles Dickens's American Audience is the focus upon the testimony of Dickens's American readers as a unique "reading community": how his fiction intersected with their real lives, how he impacted American publishing, literacy, and educational reform, and how Americans loved the theatricality that Dickens brought to their lives.
Robert McParland is associate professor of English and chair of the English Department at Felician College.
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Chapter 1 Introduction: Seeking Charles Dickens's American Audience Chapter 2 Charles Dickens and the American Community Chapter 3 Dickens and American Publishers Chapter 4 Charles Dickens's First Visit to America, American Notes and Martin Chuzzlewit Chapter 5 Dickens and Library Reading Chapter 6 Learning from Fiction and Reality Chapter 7 Dickens in a House Divided Chapter 8 Civil War Reading Chapter 9 Theatricality Chapter 10 The Public Readings and the American Reconstruction of Charles Dickens Chapter 11 The Afterlife of Charles Dickens
Chapter 1 Introduction: Seeking Charles Dickens's American Audience Chapter 2 Charles Dickens and the American Community Chapter 3 Dickens and American Publishers Chapter 4 Charles Dickens's First Visit to America, American Notes and Martin Chuzzlewit Chapter 5 Dickens and Library Reading Chapter 6 Learning from Fiction and Reality Chapter 7 Dickens in a House Divided Chapter 8 Civil War Reading Chapter 9 Theatricality Chapter 10 The Public Readings and the American Reconstruction of Charles Dickens Chapter 11 The Afterlife of Charles Dickens
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