Eighteenth-century illustration and literary material culture : Richardson, Thomson, Defoe / Sandro Jung.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jung, Sandro, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in eighteenth-century connections, 2632-5578.

Cambridge elements. Elements in eighteenth-century connections, 2632-5578

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731. Robinson Crusoe--Illustrations.

Defoe, Daniel.

Richardson, Samuel, 1689-1761. Pamela--Illustrations.

Richardson, Samuel.

Thomson, James, 1700-1748. Seasons--Illustrations.

Thomson, James.

Illustration of books--Great Britain--18th century.

Illustration of books.

Intermediality--Great Britain--History--18th century.

Intermediality.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (88 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2023.

Summary:

This Element studies eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century instances of transmediation, concentrating on how the same illustrations were adapted for new media and how they generated novel media constellations and meanings for these images. Focusing on the 'content' of the illustrations and its adaptation within the framework of a new medium, case studies examine the use across different media of illustrations (comprehending both the designs for book illustrations and furniture prints) of three eighteenth-century works: Defoe's Robinson Crusoe (1719), Thomson's The Seasons (1730) and Richardson's Pamela (1740). These case studies reveal how visually enhanced material culture not only makes present the literary work, including its characters and story-world. But they also demonstrate how, through processes of transmediation, changes are introduced to the illustration that affect comprehension of that work. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Contents:

Transmediation, Illustration and Material Culture

Re-signifying Pamela: From Snuff Box to Chapbook

Damon, Musidora and the Containment of Desire: From Vase to Miniature

Palemon, Lavinia and Virtuous Love Exemplified: From Creamware Jugs to Derby Figurine

Re-Narrating Robinson Crusoe: Transmediation on French Speaking Plates.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 25 May 2023).

ISBN:

9781108968485

1108968481

9781108968652

1108968651

9781108973557

1108973558

Access Restriction:

Open Access. Unrestricted online access