Versified Prints : : A Literary and Cultural Phenomenon in Eighteenth-Century France /

Versified Prints : : A Literary and Cultural Phenomenon in Eighteenth-Century France / / W. McAllister Johnson.

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The term 'versified prints' is used to describe images that are accompanied by poetic explanatory text. They were immensely popular and diffused throughout Europe in the eighteenth century, and many were shown at the Salon du Louvre. Although not all print verses are signed, their authors...

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Johnson, W. McAllister,
Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2017]
©2011
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
Series:Heritage
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Physical Description:1 online resource (232 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. The Phenomenon Defined
  • 2. Methodological Issues
  • 3. Poetry as Cultural Expression in Prints
  • 4. Case Studies of Text versus Image
  • 5. Cautionary Notes
  • Conclusion
  • Epilogue
  • Excursus: Music and Theatre Prints
  • Appendix A: Some Print Versifiers
  • Appendix B: Moraine as Versifier for Painters, Draughtsmen, and Engravers
  • Illustrations
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index / Glossary
  • Index to Illustrations by Engraver
  • Index to Illustrations by Painter or Draughtsman

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