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Book SynopsisThe Reception of Charles Dickens in Europe offers a full historical survey of Dickens's reception in all the major European countries and many of the smaller ones, filling a major gap in Dickens scholarship, which has by and large neglected Dickens's fortunes in Europe, and his impact on major European authors and movements. Essays by leading international critics and translators give full attention to cultural changes and fashions, such as the decline of Dickens's fortunes at the end of the nineteenth century in the period of Naturalism and Aestheticism, and the subsequent upswing in the period of Modernism, in part as a consequence of the rise of film in the era of Chaplin and Eisenstein. It will also offer accounts of Dickens's reception in periods of political upheaval and revolution such as during the communist era in Eastern Europe or under fascism in Germany and Italy in particular.
Trade ReviewAs Hollington reveals in his introduction, this monumental work (part of Bloomsbury’s ‘Reception of British and Irish Authors in Europe’ series) grew out of Ada Nisbet’s uncompleted ‘International Guide to the Study of Dickens,’ which was itself an outgrowth of her essay in
Victorian Fiction: A Guide to Research, ed. By Lionel Stevenson (CH, Jan’65). The 40 essays – on translation, cricital commentary, literary influence, and adaptations – provide fascinating reading as the contributors (each an expert in the field) trace the ups and downs of the novelists reputation, reflecting the changing tastes in literature. The geographic areas included are Germany, Russia, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, the Slavonic countries, the Baltic, the Balkans, and Hungary. There is also a chapter on film and television. A time line shows the dates of first translations of works into various languages. A 79-page bibliography provides a wealth of sources for further research. Though even the casual student is aware of Dickens’s taking the English-speaking world by storm, this valuable study gives good insight into his international popularity and brings the reader to realize that Dickens was and is a writer of global significance.
Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty. -- J. D. Vann, University of North Texas * CHOICE *
[An] outstanding new collection of essays … Michael Hollington’s collection is a major contribution to the field, offering a definitive account of the great novelist’s standing in both the academy and popular culture. -- Grace Moore * Times Literary Supplement *
One of the most significant contributions to Dickens studies in recent years, Michael Hollington’s
The Reception of Charles Dickens in Europe (2013) examines Dickens’s influence across Europe in a two-volume study that is remarkable in the depth and breadth its coverage achieves ... This is, however, a slight omission in a work that is otherwise so comprehensive in its undertaking; The Reception of Charles Dickens in Europe marks an important advancement in the internationalism of Dickens studies, establishing a wealth of new directions for understanding Dickens’s lasting legacy across Europe and in turn, it is hoped, beyond. -- Charlotte Mathieson, University of Warwick, UK * Victoriographies *
…superb, and much needed, collection of essays. -- Nirshan Perera * Dickens Quarterly *
It’s hard to know where to begin with this extraordinary two-volume collection that charts the reception of Charles Dickens in Europe. Its innocent-sounding title covers a huge array of material, including not just translations and criticism of Dickens but also theater, film, and television adaptations. … This study makes the range of reference of much contemporary Dickens studies (and literary debate more generally) look alarmingly provincial in its timespan and shamelessly monoglot. … Much praise is due then to the general editor Michael Hollington who has recruited and marshalled a large team of national specialists who between them cover all of Europe outside of Great Britain and Ireland. The result of their labors in an indispensable reference book, which both records and analyzes – often for the first time – Dickens’s part in the fast-moving, multilingual print culture of modern Europe. … Hollington and his team have thus opened up a great quarry of material for future work, particularly in possible comparisons between and across national traditions. Every chapter, almost every page, opens up a number of such potential research projects. -- John Bowen * Victorian Studies *
Table of ContentsVolume I Series Editor's Preface: Elinor Shaffer Timeline: Anthony Cummins and Michael Hollington Introduction: Michael Hollington Part 1: The Reception of Dickens in Germany 1 'Dickens in Germany: The Nineteenth Century': Antje Anderson 2 'The Reception of Dickens in Germany, 1900-1945': Norbert Lennartz 3 'Dickens’s Reception in Germany after 1945': Stefan Welz 4 'German Illustrations': Joachim Möller Part 2: The Reception of Dickens in Russia 5 'Dickens in Russia: A Survey': Nina Diakonova 6 'Dickens in Leo Tolstoy’s Universe': Galina Alekseeva 7 'The Underground Passage: Dickens and Dostoevsky': Michael Hollington 8 'Dickens in Twentieth-Century Russia': Emily Finer Part 3: The Reception of Dickens in France 9 'A Historical Survey of French Criticism and Scholarship on Dickens': Nathalie Vanfasse 10 'Dickens in France: Major Writers': Christine Huguet 11 'Dickens’s Illustrations: France and Other Countries': Gilles Soubigou Part 4: The Reception of Dickens in Spain and Portugal 12 'The Spanish Dickens: Under Cervantes’s Inevitable Shadow': Fernando Galván and Paul Vita 13 'Dickens in Catalan Literature': Sílvia Coll-Vinent and Marcel Ortín 14 'Dickens and Galdós': Jeremy Tambling 15 'Dickens in Portugal': Maria Leonor Machado de Sousa Part 5: The Recpetion of Dickens in Italy 16 'Dickens’s Reception in Italy: Criticism': Clotilde de Stasio 17 'The Making of a Classic: A Survey of Italian Translations': Alessandro Vescovi 18 'Magic Lantern, Magic Realism: Italian Writers and Dickens from the End of the Nineteenth Century to the 1980s': Francesca Orestano Part 6: Other German- and French-speaking National Traditions 19 'Dickens in Austria and German-speaking Switzerland': Herbert Foltinek 20 'Boz as Tutor: The Reception of Dickens in Francophone Belgium': Carlene A. Adamson 21 'Dickens in French-speaking Switzerland': Neil Forsyth and Martine Hennard Dutheil de la Rochère Part 8: Dutch-speaking National Traditions 22 'Dickens’s Reception in the Netherlands': Odin Dekkers 23 'Dickens’s Reception in Flanders': Walter Verschueren Bilbiography
Volume II Part 9: Scandinavian National Traditions 24 'The Reception of Charles Dickens in Denmark from the 1830s to the Present': Dominic Rainsford 25 'Dickens’s Reception in Finland': H. K. Riikonen 26 'The Tale and the Toothpick: On Dickens in Iceland': Astraður Eysteinsson 27 'Dickens in Norway': Tore Rem 28 'Dickens in Sweden': Ishrat Lindblad Part 10: Slavonic National Traditions 29 'An Uninterrupted Journey: Seventeen Decades of Dickens Reception in the Czech Lands': Zdenek Beran 30 'Dickens in Slovakia': Sona Šnircová 31 'The Reception of Dickens in Croatia': Sintija Culjat 32 'Dickens and the Disputes Concerning the Polish Novel': Ewa Kujawska-Lis 33 'Dickens in Bulgaria': Vladimir Trendafilov Part 11: Baltic National Traditions 34 'Dickens in Estonia': Suliko Liiv and Julia Tofantšuk 35 'The Reception of Dickens in Latvia': Inara Peneze 36 'The Great Victorian Realist and Humanist: The Lithuanian Reception of Dickens': Regina Rudaityte Part 12: Balkan National Traditions 37 'Dickens in Romania': Monica Bottez 38 'Exporting Corinthian Currants, Importing Dickensian Stories: The Reception of Dickens in Greece': Katerina Kitsi-Mitakou and Maria Vara Part 13: The Hungarian National Tradition 39 'Dickens in Hungary': Géza Maráczi Part 14: The Georgian National Tradition 40 'The Artistic World of Charles Dickens in Georgian Literature': Marika Odzeli Part 15: Dickens in European Film and Television 41 'Dickens in Film': Grahame Smith 42 'Dickens in Television': Pamela Atzori Bibliography Index
