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The analysis is intended to throw new light on the Dickensian ambience of The Wire, which seems to be different than previous critical appreciations of the series have suggested. KEYWORDS: The Wire, Charles Dickens, influence, intertextuality, cultural studies. 1. INTRODUCTION
The various transfers of the ring in season four of The Wire illustrate a convincing and realistic take on relationships of value and power. The game is ideology itself, always external, uncentered, and changing, ultimately offering no fixed meaning.
This article analyzes the alleged Dickensian echo of the highly-acclaimed HBO TV series The Wire. Charles Dickens is probably the literary author to whom the series has most frequently been likened.
- Pablo Ruano San Segundo
- 2019
Mar 23, 2011 · Instead of driving a linear plot forward, Dickens, in A Tale of Two Cities and Bleak House, seeks to unfold the narrative outward, gradually uncovering different aspects of a socially complex world. While Dickens is lauded for these attempts, The Wire does the same thing, with less appeal to the masses and more skill.
Jun 30, 2019 · This article analyzes the alleged Dickensian echo of the highly-acclaimed HBO TV series The Wire. Charles Dickens is probably the literary author to whom the series has most frequently been...
‘the Dickensian aspect’, The Wire manages to capture precisely what is wrong with Whiting’s approach to journalism: he is more interested in telling sen- timental stories than exploring an issue in depth and documenting as many
Jun 30, 2019 · The analysis is intended to throw new light on the Dickensian ambience of The Wire, which seems to be different than previous critical appreciations of the series have suggested. This article analyzes the alleged Dickensian echo of the highly-acclaimed HBO TV series The Wire.
