Worlds Beyond Miniatures and Victorian Fiction

An innovative study of how the Victorians used books, portraits, fairies, microscopes, and dollhouses to imagine miniature worlds beyond perception

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Forsberg, Laura (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven Yale University Press [2021]
Temas:
1800-1899
Miniature books > Great Britain.
Illumination of books and manuscripts, English.
English literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Mini-livres > Grande-Bretagne.
Enluminure anglaise.
Littérature anglaise > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
English literature
Illumination of books and manuscripts, English
Miniature books
Great Britain
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Part One: Miniatures and Art
  • Chapter One Victorian Portrait Miniatures: Private Attachment and Public Display
  • Chapter Two Portrait Miniatures in the Novel from Jane Austen to George Eliot
  • Part Two: Miniatures and Science
  • Chapter Three Microscopic Empiricism and Enchantment
  • Chapter Four Fairies Through the Microscope
  • Part Three: Miniatures and Childhood
  • Chapter Five Imperfect Miniaturization: Toys in the Victorian Nursery
  • Chapter Six Speculative Fictions: World Making in Glass Town and Wonderland
  • Part Four: Miniatures and the Book
  • Chapter Seven Multum in Parvo: Miniature Books
  • Coda Miniatures after the Victorian Age
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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