Schetsen uit Amerika
'Schetsen uit Amerika' Summary
In 'Schetsen uit Amerika' neemt Charles Dickens de lezer mee op zijn reis door de Verenigde Staten in 1842. Hij bezoekt verschillende steden aan de oostkust en de Grote Meren, ontmoet belangrijke figuren, waaronder president John Tyler, en beschrijft zijn ervaringen met humor en scherpe observaties. Dickens laat zien dat hij gefascineerd is door de Amerikaanse democratie, maar tegelijkertijd kritisch is op de sociale en culturele normen van de natie. Hij is geschokt door de slavernij, ergert zich aan de opdringerigheid van zijn bewonderaars, en is teleurgesteld door de afwezigheid van auteursrechtbescherming. De reis vormt de basis voor zijn roman 'Martin Chuzzlewit', waarin hij de Verenigde Staten op een satirische manier afbeeldt. De 'Schetsen' bieden een waardevol en geestig verslag van Amerika in de 19e eeuw, geschreven vanuit het perspectief van een Britse schrijver die zowel gefascineerd als geërgerd is door de Amerikaanse cultuur.Book Details
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Charles Dickens
England
Charles Dickens created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. Charles John Huffam Dickens was born on 7 February 18...
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