Affiliation:
1. Missouri State University
Abstract
Abstract
This essay surveys the 2016 scholarship on Dickens, summarizing over 150 monographs, collections, book chapters, and journal articles. The essay's twelve sections emphasize major areas of scholarly interest: General Studies; The Environment; The Transnational; Religion and Morality; Bodies and Things; Gender and Sexuality; Genre and Form; Linguistics; Periodical Culture, Popular Culture, and Authorship; Adaptation; Pedagogy; and Biography. As this list demonstrates, recent Dickens studies encompass a variety of contemporary thematic preoccupations and methodologies. In 2016, research informed by environmental and transnational approaches was especially vibrant.
Publisher
The Pennsylvania State University Press
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