Reading Victorian Illustration, 1855-1875 - Spoils of the Lumber Room

Re-evaluating the period in Victorian illustration known as 'The Sixties,' this volume examines figures such as Frederick Sandys, Ford Madox Brown and George John Pinwell to consider the impact of illustration on the act of reading and the sensibilities of the reading public. The collection offers a detailed and provocative analysis of the production, consumption and place of illustration within the broader contexts of mid-Victorian culture.

List of contents

Introduction, Paul Goldman, Simon Cooke; Chapter 1 Defining Illustration Studies: Towards a New Academic Discipline, Paul Goldman; Chapter 2 Facsimile Versus White Line: An Anglo-German Disparity, William Vaughan; Chapter 3 A Bitter After-Taste: The Illustrated Gift Book of the 1860s, Simon Cooke; Chapter 4 Happy Endings: Death and Domesticity in Victorian Illustration, Julia Thomas; Chapter 5 Science and Art: Vestiges of Corpses in Pre-Raphaelite Illustrations, Lorraine Janzen Kooistra; Chapter 6 'Fleshing out' Time: Ford Madox Brown and the Dalziels' Bible Gallery, Laura MacCulloch; Chapter 7 Making History: Text and Image in Harriet Martineau's Historiettes, Mary Elizabeth Leighton, Lisa Surridge; Chapter 8 'Reading the Pictures, Visualizing the Text': Illustrations in Dickens from Pickwick to the Household Edition, 1836 to 1870, Phiz to Fred Barnard, Philip V. Allingham; Chapter 9 'Spoils of the lumber-room': Early Collectors of Wood-Engraved Illustrations from 1860s Periodicals, Robert Meyrick;

About the author

Paul Goldman is Honorary Professor in the Department of English, Communication, and Philosophy at Cardiff University and Associate Fellow at the Institute of English Studies, School of Advanced Study, at the University of London, UK, and Simon Cooke, formerly of Birmingham University, is an independent scholar living in the UK.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Goldman, Goldman Paul
• Assisted by: Simon Cooke (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.05.2017
• EAN: 9781138109544
• ISBN: 978-1-138-10954-4
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; ART / History / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, History of Art, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literature: history & criticism, Literary studies: general, Literature: history and criticism, Media, Information & Communication Industries