Interview with Michael Hollington, the Anti-Specialist

The coeditors of DSA are launching a series of interviews with senior Victorianists, and they are beginning with an interview with Michael Hollington. Michael reflects on his early reading experience with Dickens via Classics Illustrated and celebrates influential educators he studied under, includi...

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Published in:Dickens studies annual 2023-09, Vol.54 (2), p.176-187
Main Authors: McKnight, Natalie, Hollington, Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Charles Dickens
generalist
History
Languages
Literature
Modernism
Sir Walter Scott
Victorian studies
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Summary:The coeditors of DSA are launching a series of interviews with senior Victorianists, and they are beginning with an interview with Michael Hollington. Michael reflects on his early reading experience with Dickens via Classics Illustrated and celebrates influential educators he studied under, including a primary school headmaster, a professor at Cambridge University, and a Milton professor at University of Illinois. Throughout, Michael extols the benefits of being a generalist in literary studies, not just a specialist.
ISSN:0084-9812
2167-8510
DOI:10.5325/dickstudannu.54.2.0176