LEADER 03239nam 2200433Ia 450 001 996556964703316 005 20231211214512.0 010 $a1-3995-1606-X 024 7 $a10.1515/9781399516068 035 $a(CKB)28456847500041 035 $a(DE-B1597)664946 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781399516068 035 $a(EXLCZ)9928456847500041 100 $a20231101h20232023 fg 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||#|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aEpigraphs in the English Novel 1750-1850 $eSeducing the Reader /$fCorrina Readioff 210 1$aEdinburgh :$cEdinburgh University Press,$d[2023] 210 4$dİ2023 215 $a1 online resource (240 pages) $c2 B/W tables 16 B/W line art 2 graphs, 2 tables, and 16 charts 311 $a9781399516044 330 $aThe first book-length investigation of the history of pre-chapter epigraphs in the English novelOffers detailed insight into the development and function of the epigraph from 1750 to 1850Demonstrates the enduring versatility of the epigraph and of paratextual approaches to literary criticismPresents a survey of pre-chapter paratext in English fiction first-published between 1750 and 1850, drawing upon a dataset of nearly 6000 novelsProvides case studies of epigraphs in the works of canonical authors (e.g. Radcliffe, Lewis, Scott, and Gaskell), and places these within a wider context of epigraphic and literary development in fiction by influential, though less well-known, writers (Chaigneau, Helme, Stannard Barrett, Gore)Epigraphs in the English Novel 1750-1850 uncovers the early history of the epigraph, narrating the surprising story of how this long-overlooked feature morphed from moral didactic heading to Gothic tag-line to witty realist commentary within a single century. Adorning fictional narratives of rakes and sex workers, oppressed heroines and Jacobite heroes, the epigraph has been used by authors to preach, teach, amuse, or even completely misdirect their readers. Supported by a survey of pre-chapter paratext in nearly 6000 novels from 1750 to 1850, this monograph explores the changing influences upon and functions of epigraphs over time via detailed close readings and literary criticism. Focusing upon key generic developments, this book adopts a case-study style format to examine epigraphic usage in the works of canonical authors including Sarah Fielding, Ann Radcliffe, Charlotte Smith, Walter Scott, and Elizabeth Gaskell alongside those of less well-known novelists such as William Chaigneau, Elizabeth Helme, and Catherine Gore. 606 $aEnglish fiction$y18th century$xHistory and criticism 606 $aEnglish fiction$y19th century$xHistory and criticism 606 $aEpigraphs (Literature) 615 0$aEnglish fiction$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aEnglish fiction$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aEpigraphs (Literature). 676 $a823.509 700 $aReadioff$b Corrina $4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$00 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996556964703316 996 $aEpigraphs in the English Novel 1750-1850$93601787 997 $aUNISA