Image and Text: Studies in the Illustration of English Literature

by Edward Hodnett

First edition. A critical analysis of English book illustration based on the premise that an illustrator should creatively interpret and depict the imaginative words of the author. This study not only looks at individual illustrators - such as Blake, Tenniel and Beardsley - but also looks at several artists interpretations of one author - such as Shakespeare. vii, 271 pages. cloth, dust jacket.. tall 8vo..

280 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1982

Reviews

[Diane · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hodnett's focus is on illustrations that accompany texts, whereas mine is on those appearing on frontispieces, so while he makes some interesting general points I can't use much of his pov in my thesis.