Serials to graphic novels : the evolution of the Victorian illustrated book /

Golden, Catherine,

Serials to graphic novels : the evolution of the Victorian illustrated book / Catherine J. Golden. - Gainesville : University Press of Florida, (c)2017. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction: the arc of the Victorian illustrated book -- The Pickwick Papers and the rise of the serial -- Caricature: a theatrical development -- Realism, Victorian material culture, and the enduring caricature tradition -- Caricature and realism: fin-de-siecle developments of the Victorian illustrated book -- Conclusion: the Victorian graphic classics: heir of the Victorian illustrated book.

This work explores how the aesthetics of the illustrated Victorian novel have evolved from caricatures to realism across the long nineteenth century.



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Illustration of books, Victorian--History.--Great Britain
Serial publications--History.
Caricatures and cartoons--History.
Graphic novels--History.
Illustration of books--History.


Electronic Books.

NC978 / .S475 2017