Romanticism and Illustration

By: Ian Haywood (Editor), Susan Matthews (Editor), Mary L. Shannon (Editor)

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Hardcover | 16 May 2019

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342 Pages

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This collection of essays takes a fresh look at the important role of illustration in Romantic literature. The late eighteenth century saw an explosion of illustrated editions of literary classics and the emergence of a new culture of literary art, including the innovative literary galleries. The impact of these developments on the reading and viewing of literary texts is explored in a series of case studies covering poetry, historical texts, drama, painting, reproductive prints, magazines and ephemera. Romanticism and Illustration argues for a more detailed study of illustration which includes the context of a wider circulation of images across different media. The modern understanding of the word 'illustration' fails to convey the complex relationship between the artist, the engraver, the publisher, the text and the audience in Romantic Britain. In teasing out the implications of this dynamic cultural matrix, this book opens up a new field of Romantic studies.

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'Peter Otto's fine essay on Blake's title-pages for Genesis and Susan Matthews' equally compelling piece on Fuseli's illustrations to Cowper's Poems (1806) are standouts here not only because they illuminate the core of the volume's argument but because they test its vulnerabilities.' Grant F. Scott, Review19
'Romanticism and Illustration provides a valuable set of studies ... helping us see more clearly the complex production and reception histories of Romantic-era illustrated books in Britain.' Andrew Stauffer, European Romantic Review

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