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An intense fascination with the experience of time has long been recognised as a distinctive feature of the writing of William Makepeace Thackeray (1811–1863). This collection of essays, however, represents the first sustained critical examination of Thackeray's 'time consciousness' in all its varied manifestations. Encompassing the full chronological span of the author's career and a wide range of literary forms and genres in which he worked, Thackeray in Time repositions Thackeray's temporal and historical self-consciousness in relation to the broader socio-cultural contexts of Victorian modernity. The first part of the collection focusses on some of the characteristic temporal modes of professional authorship and print culture in the mid-nineteenth century, including periodical journalism and the Christmas book market. Secondly, the volume offers fresh approaches to Thackeray's acknowledged status as a major exponent of historical fiction, reconsidering questions of historiography and the representation of place in such novels as Vanity Fair and Henry Esmond. The final part of the collection develops the central Thackerayan theme of memory within four very different but complementary contexts. Thackeray's absorption by memories of childhood in later life leads on to his own subsequent memorialisation by familial descendants and to the potential of digital technology for preserving and enhancing Thackeray's print archive in the future, and finally to the critical legacy perpetuated by generations of literary scholars since his death.
First published in 1996, The William Makepeace Thackeray Library is a collection of works written by and about the novelist. This sixth volume contains the work of Lewis Melville, one of the most productive biographers and critics of Thackeray at the turn of the 20th century. Richard Pearson’s helpful introduction not only provides additional information on the biographer himself, but also analyses the text and tracks its development over time. This book will be of interest to those studying Thackeray and nineteenth-century literature.
Cover title Illustrations by the author, Harry Furniss, George Cruikshank, Frederick Walker, Richard Doyle, and Kenny Meadows Each volume has special title page "This edition de luxe of one thousand copies was printed in 1911 " Includes bibliographical references [1] Ballads and verses Miscellaneous contributions to Punch -- [2] Book of snobs -- [3] Burlesques from Cornhill to Grand Cairo Juvenilia -- [4] Christmas books -- [5] Critical papers in art Stubbs's calendar Barber Cox -- [6] Critical papers in literature -- [7] English humorists of the 18th century: the four Georges, etc -- [8] The Fitz-Boodle papers and other sketches -- [9] History of Henry Esmond, Esq -- [10] History of Pendennis -- [11] Lovel the widower and other stories and sketches -- [12] The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq Catherine -- [13] Roundabout papers Denis Duval -- [14] Travels in London Letters to a young man about town -- missing [15] The Yellowplush correspondence Jeames's diary The Great Hogarty diamond -- [16] A shabby genteel story The adventures of Philip -- [17] The Paris sketch book of Mr M A Titmarsh The Irish sketch book -- [18] The Newcomes -- [19] The Virginians -- [20] Vanity Fair (?) Vol [14] missing.