An Introduction to A Christmas Carol
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"An Introduction to A Christmas Carol" is John Irving’s essayistic preface that reflects on and contextualizes Charles Dickens’s classic novella within the collection Trying to Save Piggy Sneed.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
introductory text
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literary essay ⓘ preface ⓘ |
| aboutAuthor | Charles Dickens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aboutWork | A Christmas Carol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | John Irving NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discusses |
Dickens’s narrative techniques
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historical context of A Christmas Carol ⓘ moral and social concerns in Dickens’s work ⓘ themes of A Christmas Carol ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Trying to Save Piggy Sneed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
literary criticism
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | John Irving’s personal reflections on Dickens ⓘ |
| includedIn | Trying to Save Piggy Sneed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedFunction | to contextualize A Christmas Carol for readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| mentions |
Christmas traditions
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Victorian England NERFINISHED ⓘ social inequality in Dickens’s time ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | nonfiction section of Trying to Save Piggy Sneed ⓘ |
| publicationType | essay collection contribution ⓘ |
| publisher | Arcade Publishing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
A Christmas Carol
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Trying to Save Piggy Sneed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOfWork | A Christmas Carol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workChronologyWithinCollection | appears among the nonfiction pieces in Trying to Save Piggy Sneed ⓘ |
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