The Moxon Tennyson : A Landmark in Victorian Illustration

Authors

Simon Cooke

Files

Series

Series in Victorian Studies

Description

A new perspective on a book that transformed Victorian illustration into a stand-alone art.

Edward Moxon’s 1857 edition of Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s Poems dramatically redefined the relationship between images and words in print. Cooke’s study, the first book to address the subject in over 120 years, presents a sweeping analysis of the illustrators and the complex and challenging ways in which they interpreted Tennyson’s poetry. This book considers the volume’s historical context, examining in detail the roles of publisher, engravers, and binding designer, as well as the material difficulties of printing its fine illustrations, which recreate the effects of painting. Arranged thematically and reproducing all the original images, the chapters present a detailed reappraisal of the original volume and the distinctive culture that produced it.

Copyright Statement

The Moxon Tennyson © 2021 by Ohio University Press is licensed under Creative Commons License CC BY-NC-ND. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Language

eng

ISBN

9780821446973

Publication Date

1-2021

Publisher

Ohio University Press

City

Athens

Keywords

Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Edward Moxon, England, 19th Century, Book Arts, Print Culture, Publishing History, Illustration Studies

Disciplines

Book and Paper | English Language and Literature | Illustration | Literature in English, British Isles | Publishing

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.

Recommended Citation

Cooke, Simon, "The Moxon Tennyson : A Landmark in Victorian Illustration" (2021). Ohio University Press Open Access Books. 43.
https://ohioopen.library.ohio.edu/oupress/43