Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities and the French Revolution (Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture)

A Tale of Two Cities has always been one of Dickens’s most popular texts. Using a variety of disciplinary approaches, this new collection of essays examines the origins of Dickens vision of the French Revolution, the literary power of the text itself, and its enduring place in British culture through stage and screen adaptations. A Tale Of Two Cities Has Always Been One Of Dickens's Most Popular And Best-loved Novels. Its Interpretation Of The French Revolution Has Strongly Shaped British Views Of National Identity And Political Legitimacy. At The Same Time, It Offers A Powerful Melodramatic Plot Pitting Private Individuals Against Political Systems. This Interdisciplinary Volume Examines The Novel's Enduring Appeal, Tracing The Origins Of Its Account Of The French Revolution, Offering New Readings Of It As A Sophisticated Fiction In Its Own Right, And Exploring Its Reinvention For Stage And Cinema Over The Century And A Half Since Its Publication. Contributions From Literary Studies, Political History, The History Of Ideas And The History Of Film Make This Volume A Multi-faceted Reevaluation Of A Significant Work In English Politics And Culture. 'a Tale Of Two Cities' Has Always Been One Of Dickens's Most Popular Texts. Using A Variety Of Disciplinary Approaches, This Collection Of Essays Examines The Origins Of Dickens Vision Of The French Revolution, The Literary Power Of The Text Itself, And Its Enduring Place In British Culture Through Stage And Screen Adaptations. Introduction : A Tale Of Two Cities In Context / Colin Jones, Josephine Mcdonagh And Jon Mee -- The New Philosophy : The Substance And The Shadow In A Tale Of Two Cities / Mark Philp -- The Redemptive Powers Of Violence? : Carlyle, Marx And Dickens / Gareth Stedman Jones -- A Genealogy Of Dr Manette / Keith Baker -- From The Old Bailey To Revolutionary France : The Trials Of Charles Darnay / Sally Ledger -- Face Value In A Tale Of Two Cities / Kamilla Elliot -- Counting On : A Tale Of Two Cities / John Bowen -- Mimi And The Matinee Idol : Martin-harvey, Sydney Carton, And The Staging Of A Tale Of Two Cities, 1860-1939 / Joss Marsh -- Sanguine Mirages, Cinematic Dreams : Things Seen And Things Imagined In The 1917 Fox Feature Film A Tale Of Two Cities / Judith Buchanan With Alex Newhouse -- Two Cities, Two Films / Charles Barr -- Afterword / Michael Wood. Edited By Colin Jones, Josephine Mcdonagh And Jon Mee. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 195-204) And Index. Cover......Page 0 Contents......Page 8 List of Illustrations......Page 10 List of Abbreviations......Page 11 Acknowledgements......Page 12 1 Introduction: A Tale of Two Cities in Context......Page 14 2 The New Philosophy: The Substance and the Shadow in A Tale of Two Cities......Page 37 3 The Redemptive Powers of Violence? Carlyle, Marx and Dickens......Page 54 4 A Genealogy of Dr Manette......Page 77 5 From the Old Bailey to Revolutionary France: The Trials of Charles Darnay......Page 88 6 Face Value in A Tale of Two Cities......Page 100 7 Counting on: A Tale of Two Cities......Page 117 8 Mimi and the Matinée Idol: Martin-Harvey, Sydney Carton and the Staging of A Tale of Two Cities, 1860–1939......Page 139 9 Sanguine Mirages, Cinematic Dreams: Things Seen and Things Imagined in the 1917 Fox Feature Film A Tale of Two Cities......Page 159 10 Two Cities, Two Films......Page 179 11 Afterword......Page 201 Bibliography......Page 208 Notes on Contributors......Page 218 C......Page 220 D......Page 221 J......Page 222 O......Page 223 T......Page 224 Y......Page 225