Description: The Plot Thickens by Mary Elizabeth Leighton, Lisa Surridge Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description In the early 1800s, books were largely unillustrated. By the 1830s and 1840s, however, innovations in wood- and steel-engraving techniques changed how Victorian readers consumed and conceptualized fiction. A new type of novel was born, often published in serial form, one that melded text and image as partners in meaning-making.These Publisher Description In the early 1800s, books were largely unillustrated. By the 1830s and 1840s, however, innovations in wood- and steel-engraving techniques changed how Victorian readers consumed and conceptualized fiction. A new type of novel was born, often published in serial form, one that melded text and image as partners in meaning-making.These illustrated serial novels offered Victorians a reading experience that was both verbal and visual, based on complex effects of flash-forward and flashback as the placement of illustrations revealed or recalled significant story elements. Victorians experience of what are now canonical novels thus differed markedly from that of modern readers, who are accustomed to reading single volumes with minimal illustration. Even if modern editions do reproduce illustrations, these do not appear as originally laid out. Modern readers therefore lose a crucial aspect of how Victorians understood plot--as a story delivered in both words and images, over time, and with illustrations playing a key role.In The Plot Thickens, Mary Elizabeth Leighton and Lisa Surridge uncover this overlooked narrative role of illustrations within Victorian serial fiction. They reveal the intricacy and richness of the form and push us to reconsider our notions of illustration, visual culture, narration, and reading practices in nineteenth-century Britain. Author Biography Mary Elizabeth Leighton is Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of Victoria. With Lisa Surridge, she coedited the Broadview Anthology of Victorian Prose, 1832–1901 and was coeditor of the Victorian Review. Her articles and book chapters appear in Victorian Studies, Victorian Periodicals Review, Victorian Literature and Culture, the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Literature, the Cambridge Companion to Sensation Fiction, Dickens in Context, and elsewhere. Lisa Surridge is Professor of English and Associate Dean Academic of the Faculty of Humanities, University of Victoria. She is author of Bleak Houses: Marital Violence in Victorian Fiction. With Mary Elizabeth Leighton, she coedited the Broadview Anthology of Victorian Prose, 1832–1901 and was coeditor of the Victorian Review. Her articles and book chapters appear in Victorian Studies, Victorian Periodicals Review, Dickens Studies Annual, Victorian Literature and Culture, the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Literature, and elsewhere. Details ISBN 0821423347 ISBN-13 9780821423349 Title The Plot Thickens Author Mary Elizabeth Leighton, Lisa Surridge Format Hardcover Year 2018 Pages 350 Publisher Ohio University Press GE_Item_ID:161674688; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9780821423349
Book Title: The Plot Thickens
Number of Pages: 350 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Plot Thickens : Illustrated Victorian Serial Fiction from Dickens to Du Maurier
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Item Height: 1.3 in
Subject: Publishing, Books & Reading, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Publication Year: 2018
Item Weight: 23.4 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Mary Elizabeth Leighton, Lisa Surridge
Item Length: 9.3 in
Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines
Series: Series in Victorian Studies
Item Width: 6.3 in
Format: Hardcover
