Charles Dickens

A Tale of Two Cities. (Annotated) Charles Dickens

Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-The purpose of realizing this historical context is to approach the understanding of a historical epoch from the elements provided by the text. Hence the importance of placing the document in context. It is necessary to unravel what its author or authors have said, how it has been said, when, why and where, always relating it to its historical moment. A Tale of Two Cities. by Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is the second historical novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. It represents the plight of the French proletariat under the brutal oppression of the French aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution, and the corresponding savage brutality demonstrated by revolutionaries towards former aristocrats in the early years of the revolution. Follow the lives of various protagonists through these events, most notably Charles Darnay, a French aristocrat who fell victim to the indiscriminate wrath of the revolution despite his virtuous nature, and Sydney Carton, a dissipated English lawyer who strives to redeem its sick. - He passed his life out of love for Darnay's wife, Lucie Manette. Charles Dickens - Charles John Huffam Dickens FRSA (February 7, 1812 - June 9, 1870) was an English writer and social critic.