{"product_id":"charles-dickens-and-the-ghost-story-von-michael-grawe","title":"Charles Dickens and the Ghost Story","description":"\u003cp\u003eStudienarbeit aus dem Jahr 1996 im Fachbereich Anglistik - Literatur, , Veranstaltung: Proseminar `British Short Stories`, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Since having read about Old Marley¿s apparitions in A Christmas Carol we have\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebeen fascinated by Dickens¿ way of creating suspense and a ghost-like\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eatmosphere. A Christmas Carol is probably one of his best known ghost stories,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebut it is, however, not his first. Dickens¿ earliest stories were inset tales in the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePickwick Papers first published in 1837.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this paper we first of all have a flashback on Dickens¿ life and works. Also,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewe will focus on the ghost story itself and explain, what reasons made Dickens\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewrite such stories and how he actually developed his skills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a last step we are eventually going to have a closer look at two of his works -\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Signalman and A Madman¿s Manuscript.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the help of those stories similarities and differences will be analysed and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etypical elements of a ghost story pointed out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e[...]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9783640119608\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Libri","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9783640119608","offer_id":39429668831325,"sku":"9783640119608","price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/0550151a-8cbc-4c7d-8e38-17e6e89b681e.jpg?v=1777610596","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/products\/charles-dickens-and-the-ghost-story-von-michael-grawe","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}