Artistic liberties : American literary realism and graphic illustration, 1880-1905 / Adam Sonstegard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sonstegard, Adam, 1971-

Series:

Studies in American literary realism and naturalism

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American fiction--Illustrations.

American fiction.

Illustration of books--United States--History--19th century.

Illustration of books.

Publishers and publishing--United States--History--19th century.

Publishers and publishing.

Race relations.

History.

Ethnic relations.

United States--Ethnic relations--History--19th century.

United States.

United States--Race relations--History--19th century.

Stereotypes (Social psychology) in art.

Stereotypes (Social psychology) in literature.

Physical Description:

xiv, 230 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : University Alabama Press, [2014]

Summary:

"Artistic Liberties is a landmark study of the illustrations that originally accompanied now-classic works of American literary realism and the ways editors, authors, and illustrators vied for authority over the publications"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Kemble and Twain: Sketching "Truths" within the Minstrel Masquerade 29

2 Kemble and Stowe: Taking Liberties with Slave Imagery 58

3 Loeb and Twain: Returning to the Illustrated Scene of the Crime 86

4 Newell and Crane: Keeping Close to a Personal Honesty of Vision 108

5 Kemble and Dunbar: Manipulating the Masks of Folks from Dixie 134

6 Wenzell and Wharton: Marketing The House of Mirth's Designs 159.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780817318055

0817318054

OCLC:

844728466