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Dombey and Son de Charles Dickens

Dombey and Son

Autor Charles Dickens
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 mai 2024

Proza lui Charles Dickens în Dombey and Son se distinge printr-o arhitectură narativă de o precizie aproape matematică, unde satira socială se împletește cu o melancolie profundă, rar întâlnită în lucrările sale timpurii. Descoperim aici o explorare tăioasă a mândriei umane, ancorată în inima Londrei victoriene și a unei companii de transport maritim care devine simbolul unei lumi obsedate de profit și continuitate dinastică. Stilul este evocativ, capturând transformările orașului sub impactul căilor ferate, în timp ce portretele personajelor — de la rigidul Mr. Dombey la vulnerabila Florence — sunt conturate cu acea vitalitate inconfundabilă care l-a consacrat pe autor. Pe același raft cu David Copperfield de Charles Dickens, această operă se distinge printr-o structură mai sobră și o focalizare mai acută pe dezintegrarea relațiilor de familie sub presiunea ambiției materiale. Dacă în A Tale of Two Cities Dickens privea spre marile cataclisme istorice, în Dombey and Son el analizează catastrofa intimă a unui tată care își ignoră fiica în favoarea unui vis de mărire comercială care se dovedește a fi fragil. Notăm cu interes prezența ilustrațiilor semnate de Hablot K. Browne, care adaugă o dimensiune vizuală esențială atmosferei dickensiene, de la sălile de clasă sufocante ale Dr. Blimber până la străzile nesigure ale orașului. Este un roman al tranziției, marcând maturizarea artistică a autorului către marile sale opere sociale ulterioare.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9788028375171
ISBN-10: 8028375170
Pagini: 596
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.85 kg
Editura: Sharp Ink

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Recomandăm această lectură celor care doresc să descopere un Dickens matur, capabil să echilibreze umorul cu o critică socială devastatoare. Cititorul va câștiga o perspectivă profundă asupra psihologiei victoriene și a impactului industrializării asupra sufletului uman. Este o carte despre pierdere și regăsire, oferind unul dintre cele mai emoționante portrete ale rezilienței feminine prin personajul Florence Dombey.

Despre autor

Charles Dickens (1812–1870) a fost cel mai proeminent romancier al epocii victoriene și un critic social fervent. Experiența sa timpurie de lucru într-o fabrică, în timp ce tatăl său era închis pentru datorii, i-a marcat profund opera, transformându-l într-un apărător al drepturilor copiilor și al reformei educației. A scris 15 romane, inclusiv celebrele Great Expectations și A Christmas Carol, devenind o celebritate literară internațională încă din timpul vieții. Stilul său unic combină observația socială ascuțită cu o galerie de personaje memorabile, fiind recunoscut ca un geniu al literaturii universale.

Descriere scurtă

The story concerns Paul Dombey, the wealthy owner of the shipping company of the book's title, whose dream is to have a son to continue his business. The book begins when his son is born and Dombey's wife dies shortly after giving birth. Following the advice of Mrs. Louisa Chick, his sister, Dombey employs a wet nurse named Mrs. Richards (Toodle). Dombey already has a six-year-old daughter Florence, but, bitter at her not having been the desired boy, he neglects her continually. One day, Mrs. Richards, Florence, and her maid, Susan Nipper, secretly pay a visit to Mrs. Richard's house in Staggs's Gardens so that Mrs. Richards can see her children. During this trip, Florence becomes separated from them and is kidnapped for a short time by Good Mrs. Brown, before being returned to the streets. She makes her way to Dombey and Son's offices in the City and there is found and brought home by Walter Gay, an employee of Mr. Dombey, who first introduces her to his uncle, the navigation instrument maker Solomon Gills, at his shop The Wooden Midshipman.
The child, named Paul after his father, is a weak and sickly child, who does not socialise normally with others; adults call him "old fashioned". He is intensely fond of his sister Florence, who is deliberately neglected by her father as irrelevant and a distraction. He is sent to the seaside at Brighton for his health, where he and Florence lodge with the ancient and acidic Mrs. Pipchin. Finding his health beginning to improve there, Mr. Dombey keeps him at Brighton and has him educated there at Dr. and Mrs. Blimber's school, where he and the other boys undergo both an intense and arduous education under the tutelage of Mr. Feeder, B.A. and Cornelia Blimber. It is here that Paul is befriended by a fellow pupil, the amiable but weak-minded Mr. Toots.
Here, Paul's health declines even further in this 'great hothouse' and he finally dies, still only six years old. Dombey pushes his daughter away from him after the death of his son, while she futilely tries to earn his love. In the meantime, young Walter sent off to fill a junior position in the firm's counting house in Barbados through the manipulations of Mr Dombey's confidential manager, Mr James Carker, 'with his white teeth', who sees him as a potential rival through his association with Florence. His boat is reported lost and he is presumed drowned. Walter's uncle leaves to go in search of Walter, leaving his great friend Captain Edward Cuttle in charge of The Midshipman. Meanwhile, Florence is now left alone with few friends to keep her company.

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"Dom-bey and Son"...Those three words conveyed the one idea of Mr. Dombey's life. The earth was made for Dombey and Son to trade in, and the sun and moon were made to give them light.The hopes of Mr Dombey for the future of his shipping firm are centred on his delicate son Paul, and Florence, his devoted daughter, is unloved and neglected. When the firm faces ruin, and Dombey's second marriage ends in disaster, only Florence has the strength and humanity to save her father from desolate solitude.This new edition contains Dickens's prefaces, his working plans, and all the original illustrations by 'Phiz'. The text is that of the definitive Clarendon edition. It has been supplemented by a wide-ranging Introduction, highlighting Dickens's engagement with his times, and the touching exploration of family relationships which give the novel added depth and relevance. The Notes and Bibliography have been substantially revised, extended, and updated. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Notă biografică

Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 - 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the twentieth century critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity. Born in Portsmouth, Dickens left school to work in a factory when his father was incarcerated in a debtors' prison. Despite his lack of formal education, he edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15 novels, five novellas, hundreds of short stories and non-fiction articles, lectured and performed extensively, was an indefatigable letter writer, and campaigned vigorously for children's rights, education, and other social reforms. Dickens was regarded as the literary colossus of his age. His 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol, remains popular and continues to inspire adaptations in every artistic genre. Oliver Twist and Great Expectations are also frequently adapted, and, like many of his novels, evoke images of early Victorian London. His 1859 novel, A Tale of Two Cities, set in London and Paris, is his best-known work of historical fiction.