This text explores the important but neglected tradition of illustrated fiction in English, and suggests new analytical approaches for its study, by offering detailed discussions of a range of representative texts. Among the issues and genres Sillars explores are: Victorian narrative paintings, Edwardian fictional magazines, comic strips, illustrated children's stories and the translation of novels into film.
This text explores the important but neglected tradition of illustrated fiction in English, and suggests new analytical approaches for its study, by o...
Since the first appearance of this book in 1983, the bicentenary of the French Revolution has been celebrated. In order to make contemporary sense of that momentous and dramatic event, historians have re-examined the world of 18th-century France. This fully revised second edition takes account of this and of other historical work produced during the last decade. It is a concise introductory text for students, covering: the period between Louis XIV's death in 1715 and the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789; France's accomplishments in international affairs, commercial expansion, and...
Since the first appearance of this book in 1983, the bicentenary of the French Revolution has been celebrated. In order to make contemporary sense of ...
