Reading the Graphic Surface: The Presence of the Book in Prose Fiction

by Glyn White

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This book critically engages with the visual appearance of prose fiction where it is manipulated by authors, from alterations in typography to the deconstruction of the physical form of the book. It reappraises the range of effects it is possible to create through the use of graphic devices and explores why literary criticism has dismissed such features as either unreadable experimental gimmicks or, more recently, as examples of the worst kind...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0719069696

ISBN13:9780719069697

Release Date:March 2014

Publisher:Manchester University Press

Length:228 Pages

Weight:0.64 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"

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