Epigraphs in the English Novel 1750-1850 Seducing the Reader
The first book-length investigation of the history of pre-chapter epigraphs in the English novelOffers detailed insight into the development and function of the epigraph from 1750 to 1850Demonstrates the enduring versatility of the epigraph and of paratextual approaches to literary criticismPresents...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press
[2023]
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009767240006719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: The Importance of Reading Epigraphs
- 1 Epigraphs in Mid-Eighteenth-Century Didactic Fiction: William Chaigneau, Sarah Fielding, and Jane Collier
- 2 Transcending Boundaries with Epigraphs: Ann Radcliffe
- 3 From Innovative Paratext to Satirical Stereotype: Charlotte Smith, Matthew Lewis, and Eaton Stannard Barrett
- 4 Mottos, Masks, and the Historical Novel: Sir Walter Scott
- 5 From Romance to Realism: Catherine Gore and Elizabeth Gaskell
- Conclusion: A New Understanding of Epigraphs
- Appendix
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
