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Epigraphs in the English Novel 1750 1850: Seducing the Reader
Epigraphs in the English Novel 1750 1850: Seducing the Reader
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The first book-length investigation of the history of pre-chapter epigraphs in the English novel from 1750 to 1850. It demonstrates the enduring versatility of the epigraph and of paratextual approaches to literary criticism. It provides a survey of pre-chapter paratext in English fiction and case studies of epigraphs in the works of canonical authors.
Format: Hardback
Length: 248 pages
Publication date: 30 September 2023
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
The first book-length investigation of the history of pre-chapter epigraphs in the English novel
Offers detailed insight into the development and function of the epigraph from 1750 to 1850
Demonstrates the enduring versatility of the epigraph and of paratextual approaches to literary criticism
Presents a survey of pre-chapter paratext in English fiction first-published between 1750 and 1850, drawing upon a dataset of nearly 6000 novels
Provides 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.
Weight: 508g
Dimension: 240 x 160 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781399516044
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