Fortune's Wheel
Author | : Elizabeth A. Campbell |
Publisher | : Ohio University Press |
Total Pages | : 279 |
Release | : 2003 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780821415146 |
ISBN-13 | : 082141514X |
Rating | : 4/5 (14X Downloads) |
Download or read book Fortune's Wheel written by Elizabeth A. Campbell and published by Ohio University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores the ways that Charles Dickens appropriated and made central to his novels the dominant symbol of his age. The author argues that Dickens' contribution to the iconographic and narrative traditions was to fuse the classical image of the wheel - fortune - with the industrial one.