Literature and photography in transition, 1850-1915
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Literature and photography in transition, 1850-1915
Palgrave Macmillan, 2015
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 206-227) and index
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Description
Literature and Photography in Transition, 1850-1915 examines how British and American writers used early photography and film as illustrations and metaphors. It concentrates on five figures in particular: Henry Mayhew, Robert Louis Stevenson, Amy Levy, William Dean Howells, and Jack London.
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction 1. E Pluribus Unum: History and Photographic Difference 2. Hybrid Photographies in London Labour and the London Poor 3. Composing Gendered Selfhoods in Robert Louis Stevenson and Amy Levy 4. 'We do the rest': Photography, Labour and Howellsian Realism 5. 'Literature of Attractions': Jack London and Early Cinema Afterword Endnotes Bibliography Index
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