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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

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Book category Books in English Literature & literary studies Literature: history & criticism Literary studies: general

• Full title: Reading the Graphic Surface
• Subtitle: The Presence of the Book in Prose Fiction
• Author: Glyn White
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 224
• EAN: 9780719069680
• ISBN: 0719069688
• ID: 04647804
• Publisher: MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY PRESS
• Weight: 476 g
• Dimensions: 234 × 156 × 17 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. December 2005

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