Dickens' Inferno: The Moral World of Charles Dickens

This book is a fascinating and original insight into two authors who have inspired us for centuries. Perhaps unique among world authors, Dickens and Dante create comprehensive moral systems still strikingly relevant in today's world, filled with greed, religious hypocrisy, fraud, violence and war. At the same time their compelling characters can still move us to tears and laughter. By dropping them into their appropriate circles of Dante's Inferno, Professor Jhirad delves deeply into Dickens' villains in a way that is both scholarly and accessible to the average reader. Additional chapters on Dickens' Purgatory and Paradise add richness to the book.

Author: Susan B. Jhirad
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 10/30/2013
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.58d
ISBN: 9781492898573

About the Author
Susan B. Jhirad has a Ph.D. in Romance Languages and Literature from Harvard University and is a retired Professor from North Shore Community College, where she taught literature and writing for thirty years. She is a lifelong activist in causes such as civil rights, peace, women's liberation and worker's rights. In recent years she has followed Dickens' example, joining a local Unitarian-Universalist church, because of their "spirit of toleration" and social engagement. She is the author of numerous articles published in The Women's Review of Books, The Boston Globe, Cineaste, Ms. and The Radical Teacher, among others. She has a chapter in the upcoming book published by Bloomsbury Press, Class and the College Classroom. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband, Michael Glenn.

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