Charles Dickens' birth anniversary celebrated

Updated on: Thursday, April 05, 2012

The 200th birth anniversary of Charles Dickens (1812-2012) was celebrated at the campus of private educational institute Amity University here.
 
A one day seminar entitled "Dickens Beyond the Ages" was organised to explore the popular author's contribution to classic English literature, among which his work 'David Copperfield' was analysed for its contemporary relevance.
 
"Dickens' literary works were quite influenced by the economic state of England at that time as well as incidents from his own life," Chief Guest and former Dean at the Faculty of Arts, Rohilkhand University Dr P K Jain said.
 
The event was jointly held by Amity Institute of English Studies & Research (AIESR), Amity Institute of Corporate Communication (AICC), College English Teachers Association (CETA) and CCS University, Meerut.

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