Dickens' presentation of major villains between 1836-1850 : a convention used, developed, and transcended
This thesis explores Dickens' early use of the conventional melodramatic pattern of villain versus hero/heroine. Dickens increasingly focused on aspects of that pattern that he could alter and adapt to his own personal interests and experience. The traditional role of the villain, discrediting...
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Royal Holloway, University of London
1982
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.704488 |