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.
| ISBN: | 9781108425711 |
| Publication date: | 16th May 2019 |
| Author: | Ian Roehampton University, London Haywood |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 338 pages |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800 Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 Illustration |