Richard J. Hill

Picturing Scotland through the Waverley Novels

Walter Scott and the Origins of the Victorian Illustrated Novel

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Produktbeschreibung

Innovative and accessibly written, Picturing Scotland examines the genesis and production of the first author-approved illustrations for Sir Walter' Scott's Waverley novels in Scotland. Consulting numerous neglected primary sources, Richard J. Hill demonstrates that Scott, usually seen as disinterested in the mechanics of publishing, actually was at the forefront of one of the most innovative publishing and printing trends, the illustrated novel. Hill examines the historical precedents, influences, and innovations behind the creation of the illustrated editions, tracking Scott's personal interaction with the mechanics of the printing and illustration process, as well as Scott's opinions on visual representations of literary scenes. Of particular interest is Scott's relationships with William Allan and Alexander Nasmyth, two important early nineteenth-century Scottish artists. As the first illustrators of the Waverley novels, their work provided a template for one of the more lucrative publishing phenomena. Informed by meticulous close readings of Scott's novels and augmented by a bibliographic catalogue of illustrations, Picturing Scotland is an important contribution to Scott studies, the development of the illustrated novel, and publishing history.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 238
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. November 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 528g
• ISBN-13: 9780754668060
• ISBN-10: 0754668061
• Artikelnr.: 44972945

Autorenporträt

Richard J. Hill is a lecturer in English at Chaminade University of Honolulu, USA

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1 Writing with Pictures
Chapter 2 Artistic Reciprocity and Authorial Control
Chapter 3 Book Illustration and the Manipulation of Literary Genres
Chapter 4 Conception of Illustrated Waverley Novel
Chapter 5 William Allan, Scott's Illustrator
Chapter 6 Reconstructing the Tolbooth
Chapter 101 Conclusion
Chapter 102 Catalogue