(Contents) Kincaid's Dickens and the Rhetoric of Laughter (original) (raw)

"Dead!" replied the other, with a contemptuous emphasis. "Not he. You won't catch Ned a-dying easy. No, no. He knows better than that." — Martin Chuzzlewit

Frontmatter

• Preface

Introduction

• Dickens and Laughter
• The Nature of Laughter
• Dickens and Rhetoric

Chapter Two. The Pickwick Papers: The Vision from the Wheelbarrow

Chapter Three. Oliver Twist: Laughter and the Rhetoric of Attack

• [Introduction]
• Part One
• Part Two
• Part Three

Chapter Four. The Old Curiosity Shop: Laughter and Pathos

• [Introduction]
• Part One
• Part Two
• Part Three

Chapter Five. Barnaby Rudge: Laughter and Structure

• [Introduction]
• Part One
• Part Two
• Part Three

Chapter Six. Martin Chuzzlewit: The Comedy of Accomodation

• [Introduction]
• Part One
• Part Two
• Part Three

Chapter Seven. David Copperfield: Laughter and Point of View

• [Introduction]
• Part One
• Part Two
• Part Three

Chapter Eight. Little Dorrit: The Attack on Comedy

• [Introduction]
• Part One
• Part Two

Chapter Nine. Our Mutual Friend: Mr. Pickwick in Purgatory