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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785386203321

Autore

Tucker Amy

Titolo

The illustration of the master [[electronic resource] ] : Henry James and the magazine revolution / / Amy Tucker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, Calif., : Stanford University Press, 2010

ISBN

0-8047-7623-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (280 p.)

Disciplina

813/.4

Soggetti

Magazine illustration - United States - 19th century

Art and literature - United States - History - 19th century

Periodicals - Publishing - United States - History - 19th century

Books and reading - United States - History - 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Henry James and the rise of the illustrated magazines -- Double discourse in the illustrated tales of the 1890s -- Stepping out of the frame : James's "Holbein" -- The business of art : essays on illustration -- James, Pennell, and the art of the travelogue.

Sommario/riassunto

The Illustration of the Master examines the crucial role of the illustrated press in the formation of the reading public and the writing profession during Henry James's lifetime.