Charles Dickens and the Victorian Child

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Charles Dickens and the Victorian Child Author: Robert Polhemus (Professor of English, Stanford University) and Diane Wood Middlebrook (Professor of English, Stanford University) Format: Audio Download Audio Length: 1 hour and 21 min. Rating: Price: $6.95       Publisher's Summary: In the process of creating some of the most famous children in literature, Charles Dickens revolutionized the storytelling technique by making children the focus of many of his novels. Until Dickens, most novelists featured adult characters who served as role models to the reader. Professor Polhemus shows how Dickens broke tradition by using children as a way of candidly reflecting the dynamics of society. In his discussion, Professor Polhemus, an expert on the 19th-century British novel, explains his theories by assuming the voices and interpreting the thoughts of Dickens characters such as Oliver Twist, Little Nell, and David Copperfield.

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