Elliott, Kamilla, 1957-

Portraiture and British gothic fiction : the rise of picture identification, 1764-1835 / Kamilla Elliott. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (336 pages)

Includes bibliographies and index.

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Note to the Reader""; ""Introduction""; ""1 Theory and/of Picture Identification""; ""2 The Politics of Picture Identification""; ""3 “The Age of Portraiture� and the Portraiture of Politics""; ""4 Matriarchal versus Patriarchal Picture Identification""; ""5 Portraits, Progeny, Iconolatry, and Iconoclasm""; ""6 Identifying Pictures""; ""7 Pictures Identifying""; ""8 Iconism and the Aesthetics of Gothic Fiction""; ""9 Desiring Picture Identification""; ""10 Fearing Picture Identification""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""



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National characteristics, English, in literature.
Art and society--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Art and society--History--Great Britain--18th century.
Gothic revival (Literature)--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Gothic revival (Literature)--History--Great Britain--18th century.
English fiction--History and criticism.--19th century
Art in literature.
English fiction--History and criticism.--18th century
Art and society--History--Great Britain--18th century.
Art and society--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Art in literature.
English fiction--History and criticism.--18th century
English fiction--History and criticism.--19th century
Gothic revival (Literature)--History--Great Britain--18th century.
Gothic revival (Literature)--History--Great Britain--19th century.
National characteristics, English, in literature.


Electronic Books.

PR858 / .P678 2013