Critically engages with the visual appearance of prose fiction where it is manipulated by authors; Reappraises the range of effects that can be created by graphic devices, and explores why literary criticism has dismissed such features; Examines problematical texts to demonstrate that an awareness of the graphic surface can make significant contributions to interpretation; Includes substantial extended readings of key works by four significant authors; Identifies and analyses the weaknesses of previous criticism and attempts to fully account for the use of the graphic surface with new interpretations of the novels
- ISBN10 0719069688
- ISBN13 9780719069680
- Publish Date 1 December 2005
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Manchester University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 224
- Language English