Dickens and the Grotesque (Routledge Revivals)

First published in 1984, this title examines the development of a special rhetoric in Dickens¿ work, which, by using grotesque effects, challenged the complacency of his middle-class Victorian readers. Hollington¿s title greatly enhances our appreciation of Dickens¿ technique, showing the skill with which he used the grotesque to undermine stereotyped responses and encourage his readership to challenge their context.