Reading the Graphic Surface - The Presence of the Book in Prose Fiction

Informationen zum Autor Glyn White is a Lecturer in Twentieth Century Literature and Culture at the University of Salford Klappentext Critically engages with the visual appearance of prose fiction where it is manipulated by authors, from alterations in typography to the deconstruction of the physical form of the book Zusammenfassung Critically engages with the visual appearance of prose fiction where it is manipulated by authors! from alterations in typography to the deconstruction of the physical form of the book -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction1. Reading the graphic surface2. The presence of the book3. The graphic surface in theory4. Mimesis and the graphic surface: a critical blindspot5. 'If the gentle compositor would be so friendly': Samuel Beckett's Murphy and Watt6. 'The technological fact of the book': B.S. Johnson7. 'Some languages are more visible than others': Christine Brooke-Rose's Thru8. Alasdair Gray: maker of booksConclusionFurther readingIndex

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Glyn White, White Glyn
• Editore: Manchester University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.03.2014
• EAN: 9780719069697
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-6969-7
• Pagine: 228
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Literary studies: general