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- catalog abstract ""The noble savage is a monstrous fiction. Man in his natural state is hardly man at all, but rather a warlike animal ruled entirely by his own aggressive and antisocial instincts. By restraining man's animal nature, civilization - and the public authority which is its distinguishing characteristic - makes the achievement of our true humanity possible. Furthermore, all manners and morals rest decisively on the quality of relationships between sons and fathers. While a civilized social order may come at the cost of diminished personal happiness, it nonetheless brings the decencies of law, peace, and prosperity within our reach." "This is the doctrine not of Freud, nor of Hobbes, but of Charles Dickens. So argues Myron Magnet in Dickens and the Social Order. Taking four books - Nicholas Nickelby, Barnaby Rudge, American Notes, and Martin Chuzzlewit - as constituting a distinct and critical state in the development of Dickens's social philosophy, Magnet shows that a surprisingly traditional worldview lies at the heart of Dickens's artistic achievement. He also contends that Dickens's essential conservatism is inextricably intertwined with the liberal reformism for which the great novelist is so well known."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b13301256.
- catalog created "2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2004.".
- catalog description ""The noble savage is a monstrous fiction. Man in his natural state is hardly man at all, but rather a warlike animal ruled entirely by his own aggressive and antisocial instincts. By restraining man's animal nature, civilization - and the public authority which is its distinguishing characteristic - makes the achievement of our true humanity possible. Furthermore, all manners and morals rest decisively on the quality of relationships between sons and fathers. While a civilized social order may come at the cost of diminished personal happiness, it nonetheless brings the decencies of law, peace, and prosperity within our reach." "This is the doctrine not of Freud, nor of Hobbes, but of Charles Dickens. So argues Myron Magnet in Dickens and the Social Order. Taking four books - Nicholas Nickelby, Barnaby Rudge, American Notes, and Martin Chuzzlewit - as constituting a distinct and critical state in the development of Dickens's social philosophy, Magnet shows that a surprisingly traditional worldview lies at the heart of Dickens's artistic achievement. He also contends that Dickens's essential conservatism is inextricably intertwined with the liberal reformism for which the great novelist is so well known."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-259) and index.".
- catalog description "Part one: Nicholas Nickleby. The problem of aggression ; Polite forms and ceremonies -- Part two: Barnaby Rudge. The civilized condition ; Natural man ; Lord Chesterfield's conscience ; The riots 1: down with everything! ; The riots 2: as wild and merciless as the elements themselves ; The riots 3: pirates and patriots ; The authority erected by society for its own preservation -- Part three: "The republic of my imagination." American notes ; Martin Chuzzlewit in context.".
- catalog extent "xvi, 266 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Dickens and the social order.".
- catalog identifier "1932236376".
- catalog isFormatOf "Dickens and the social order.".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Wilmington, Del. : ISI Books,".
- catalog relation "Dickens and the social order.".
- catalog spatial "England".
- catalog subject "Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 Political and social views.".
- catalog subject "Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Barnaby Rudge.".
- catalog subject "Literature and society England History 19th century.".
- catalog subject "PR4592.S58 M35 2004".
- catalog subject "Social control in literature.".
- catalog subject "Social problems in literature.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Part one: Nicholas Nickleby. The problem of aggression ; Polite forms and ceremonies -- Part two: Barnaby Rudge. The civilized condition ; Natural man ; Lord Chesterfield's conscience ; The riots 1: down with everything! ; The riots 2: as wild and merciless as the elements themselves ; The riots 3: pirates and patriots ; The authority erected by society for its own preservation -- Part three: "The republic of my imagination." American notes ; Martin Chuzzlewit in context.".
- catalog title "Dickens and the social order / Myron Magnet.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".