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- catalog abstract ""In this new book, Dickens scholar Jerome Meckier examines Great Expectations as an anti-Cinderella story in which Dickens rewrote half a dozen Victorian novels that rely on Cinderella motifs." "Meckier argues that Dickens not only updated David Copperfield but also rewrote novels by Lever, Thackeray, Collins, Mary Shelley, and Charlotte and Emily Bronte. He parodically revised his competitors' themes, characters, and incidents to discredit their novels as unrealistic fairly tales that contributed to the Victorian era's view of itself as a Cinderella among nations." "Great Expectations, Meckier argues, shows us the tragicomedian Dickens thought he had become. He also wanted to elevate his brand of melodramatic realism to a tragicomic level that would invite comparisons with Shakespeare and Sophocles. Distinguishing himself from rival novelists, Dickens used the Misnar tale as a corrective for the era's Cinderella complex and a warning to both Haves and Have-Nots."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12508329.
- catalog created "c2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "c2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2002.".
- catalog description ""In this new book, Dickens scholar Jerome Meckier examines Great Expectations as an anti-Cinderella story in which Dickens rewrote half a dozen Victorian novels that rely on Cinderella motifs." "Meckier argues that Dickens not only updated David Copperfield but also rewrote novels by Lever, Thackeray, Collins, Mary Shelley, and Charlotte and Emily Bronte. He parodically revised his competitors' themes, characters, and incidents to discredit their novels as unrealistic fairly tales that contributed to the Victorian era's view of itself as a Cinderella among nations." "Great Expectations, Meckier argues, shows us the tragicomedian Dickens thought he had become. He also wanted to elevate his brand of melodramatic realism to a tragicomic level that would invite comparisons with Shakespeare and Sophocles. Distinguishing himself from rival novelists, Dickens used the Misnar tale as a corrective for the era's Cinderella complex and a warning to both Haves and Have-Nots."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [236]-267) and index.".
- catalog description "Misnar versus Cinderella -- Lever -- Thackeray -- David Copperfield -- Collins -- Mary Shelley -- Charlotte Brontë -- Emily Brontë -- Synopsis A: The tales of Misnar's Pavilion -- Synopsis B: A day's ride.".
- catalog extent "xx, 276 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Dickens's Great expectations.".
- catalog identifier "0813122287 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Dickens's Great expectations.".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "c2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lexington : University Press of Kentucky,".
- catalog relation "Dickens's Great expectations.".
- catalog spatial "Arab countries".
- catalog subject "823/.8 21".
- catalog subject "Cinderella (Legendary character)".
- catalog subject "Cinderella (Tale) History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 Contemporaries.".
- catalog subject "Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 Knowledge Folklore.".
- catalog subject "Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Great expectations.".
- catalog subject "English fiction 19th century History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "English fiction Arab influences.".
- catalog subject "English literature Arab influences.".
- catalog subject "Morell, Charles, Sir, 1736-1765. Tales of the genii.".
- catalog subject "PR4560 .M43 2002".
- catalog subject "Parody.".
- catalog subject "Tales Arab countries History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Tragicomedy History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Tragicomedy.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Misnar versus Cinderella -- Lever -- Thackeray -- David Copperfield -- Collins -- Mary Shelley -- Charlotte Brontë -- Emily Brontë -- Synopsis A: The tales of Misnar's Pavilion -- Synopsis B: A day's ride.".
- catalog title "Dickens's Great expectations : Misnar's pavilion versus Cinderella / Jerome Meckier.".
- catalog type "text".