Richard J. Dunn
Author
Series
Twayne's masterwork studies volume no. 118
Publisher
Twayne
Pub. Date
[1993]
Language
English
Description
As is so often the case with Charles Dickens's writing, characters and situations from his 1837-39 novel Oliver Twist seem to have found life apart from the text: little Oliver's asking for "more," Bumble's pomposity, Fagin's treachery, and the Artful Dodger's shenanigans have become standard literary and cultural reference points. Generations of readers have found different elements to savor - from the melodramatic alternation between sentimentality...