Balzac, Grandville, and the rise of book illustration / Keri Yousif.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yousif, Keri, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grandville, J. J., 1803-1847--Criticism and interpretation.

Grandville, J. J.

Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850--Criticism and interpretation.

Balzac, Honoré de.

Illustration of books--France--19th century.

Illustration of books.

Publishers and publishing--France--History--19th century.

Publishers and publishing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (213 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

How the rise of book illustration affected the historic hegemony of the word is the topic of Keri Yousif's study of the complex relationship between the novelist Honoré de Balzac and the illustrator J. J. Grandville. As Yousif shows, the industrialisation of the illustrated book spawned a triadic relationship between publisher, writer and illustrator that transformed the book from a product of individual genius to a cooperative and commercial affair.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Out of Bounds: Book Illustration in France, 1830-1848; 1 The Frames of Competition: Balzac, Grandville, and Caricature; 3 Penning the Illustrator: Caricature and Illustration in La comédie humaine; 4 The Illustrator Unbound: Grandville's Un autre monde; Conclusion: Cat and Mouse; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

First published 2012 by Ashgate Publishing.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4094-7935-8

1-317-17635-9

1-315-56866-7

1-317-17634-0

1-280-68975-7

9786613666697

1-4094-1809-X

9781315568669

OCLC:

793193131