Sillars, Stuart
Visualisation in Popular Fiction 1860-1960 explores the important but neglected tradition of illustrated fiction in English. It suggests new analytical approaches for its study by offering detailed discussions of a range of representative texts, including Mary Webb's Gone to Earth and Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca.
Among the issues and genres Sillars explores are:
* Victorian `narrative' paintings
* Edwardian fictional magazines
* comic strips
* illustrated children's stories
* the translation of novels into film
An insightful and highly informative work, Visualisation in Popular Fiction will be of value to students of literature, cultural studies, visual art and film.
Chapter 1 1 THE NATURE AND FUNCTION OF VISUALISATION; Chapter 2 2 GRAPHIC NARRATIVES; Chapter 3 3 FAIRY PALACES; Chapter 4 4 ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINES; Chapter 5 5 GONE TO EARTH AND 1920s LANDSCAPE IDEOLOGY; Chapter 6 6 THE ROMANTIC CONTINUUM; Chapter 7 7 EAGLE AND THE MORALITY OF VISUAL NARRATIVES; Chapter 8 8 WORKING-CLASS F(R)ICTIONS; NOTES; REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING; INDEX;
Explores the tradition of illustrated fiction in English, offering new approaches for its study and detailed discussions of a range of representative texts. Of value to students of literature, cultural studies, visual art and film.
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