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- Title
Freedom, Determinism, and Hope in Little Dorrit: A Literary Anthropology.
- Authors
Gagnier, Regenia
- Abstract
The article discusses the literary anthropology in Charles Dickens's novel "Little Dorrit," by using the themes Nature, culture, technology and hope. Based on the article, the landscapes in the novel are romantic rather than realistic and there was no distinction between human and animal nature like Blandois association with reptiles. The novel shows the psychological human culture that evolve out of the tradition of tragedy and the mechanical nature which is allied with comedy and satire.
- Subjects
ANTHROPOLOGY in literature; LITTLE Dorrit (Book : Dickens); DICKENS, Charles, 1812-1870; NATURE in literature; CULTURE in literature; WIT &; humor; SATIRE
- Publication
Partial Answers, 2011, Vol 9, Issue 2, p331
- ISSN
1565-3668
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/pan.2011.0024