Vol. 61 No. 2 (2013)
Research Article

Dickensian Eponyms

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  • Ernest L Abel
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1179/0027773812Z.00000000041

Published 2013-06-01

Keywords

  • J. R. R. Tolkien,
  • literary onomaturgy,
  • literary onomastics,
  • names in fantasy literature

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Abstract

Abstract

Charles Dickens created almost a thousand fictional characters, many of whom have become synonyms for distinctive types of people or their pecu- liar traits. This article surveys seventeen Dickensian eponyms, cites their first appearance as such, and provides examples of their usage in magazines, books, and the Internet.

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