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Dombey and Son de Charles Dickens

Dombey and Son

Autor Charles Dickens
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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: 9781502880697
ISBN-10: 1502880695
Pagini: 392
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.52 kg
Editura: CREATESPACE

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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

Dombey sat in the corner of the darkened room in the great arm-chair by the bedside, and Son lay tucked up warm in a little basket bedstead, carefully disposed on a low settee immediately in front of the fire and close to it, as if his constitution were analogous to that of a muffin, and it was essential to toast him brown while he was very new. Dombey was about eight-and-forty years of age. Son about eight-and-forty minutes. Dombey was rather bald, rather red, and though a handsome well-made man, too stern and pompous in appearance, to be prepossessing. Son was very bald, and very red, and though (of course) an undeniably fine infant, somewhat crushed and spotty in his general effect, as yet. On the brow of Dombey, Time and his brother Care had set some marks, as on a tree that was to come down in good time-remorseless twins they are for striding through their human forests, notching as they go-while the countenance of Son was crossed with a thousand little creases, which the same deceitful Time would take delight in smoothing out and wearing away with the flat part of his scythe, as a preparation of the surface for his deeper operations.

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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.